Malorie Blackman’s Noughts and Crosses uses critical dystopia to challenge us to build a better future

Noughts and Crosses shows systems of oppression at work and how enable racial segregation and traumatise people.

Kind Designs Living Seawalls

Anya Freeman loved living in Miami Beach—except for the frequent flooding. So she founded Kind Designs, which puts a ...
Total Pro Sports

“We Are In A Simulation” – The Internet Is Tripping Out Over Mind-Bending Pic Of Bucs TD That Produced One-In-A-Million Pattern [PHOTO]

Baker Mayfield and Bucky Irving celebrating a touchdown (Photo via ESPN) NFL fans are tripping out over a perfectly timed and viral photo of Baker Mayfield celebrating a touchdown with his Tampa Bay ...
WEMU

Whitmer, legislative leaders reach budget deal in time to avert government shutdown

Less than a week ahead of an October 1 deadline to avert a partial state government shutdown, and months past a due-date written into state law, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the leaders of the state ...
PNAS

Evolution under vancomycin selection drives divergent collateral sensitivity patterns in Staphylococcus aureus

Antibiotic treatment can influence bacterial evolution, altering the effectiveness of subsequent therapies by inducing collateral resistance or sensitivity. This study reveals that evolution toward ...
The Washington Post

Trump flouts the rules. What happened to our checks and balances?

The latest example: unilaterally declaring a $100,000 fee for most H-1B visas. The Trump administration’s announcement last week about the new regulations for H-1B visas, including that most will now ...
Time

Bruce Springsteen’s Long Journey Home

Bruce Springsteen at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, N.J. on Sept. 3, 2025. Story No one notices Bruce Springsteen. He makes no effort to hide—black T-shirt, blue jeans, Wayfarer sunglasses, honky-tonk ...
Scientific American

Scientists Take on Taylor Swift’s Linguistic Eras

Researchers have confirmed what Taylor Swift fans have long suspected: the music megastar’s dialect and pitch have shifted throughout her career. In the early stages of Swift’s music career, while she ...
The New York Times

Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle Claims It Tricked Prime Customers

The settlement is one of the largest in the history of the Federal Trade Commission, which sued Amazon two years ago. By Karen Weise and Cecilia Kang Reporting from Seattle and Washington Amazon ...
San Francisco Fed

Understanding the Employment Patterns of Workers in Low- and Moderate-Income Households

Understanding employment patterns of different segments of the population—and the extent to which they may be exposed to or impacted by evolving labor market conditions—contributes to a deeper ...
digitalcameraworld

Peak Design and Sitka’s first collab sold out. Now, the two are teaming up again for a marsh camo camera strap

Camera accessory brand and outdoor apparel brand Sitka are teaming up for a second time – and the collab brings a marsh and waterfowl-inspired pattern to a popular camera strap. The Peak Design Slide ...