In July of 1995, Chicago experienced an intense heatwave, watching temperatures climb tas high as 106 degrees Fahrenheit while feeling like124 degrees. Over the five days this extreme heat lasted, 739 people died, most of them Black, low-income, and ...
Putting on a pair of glasses should not be enough to identify a stranger, pull up their home address, and turn a chance encounter into a data profile. But in 2024, two Harvard students did exactly that. Using Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, the facia...
Tropical forests are one of our most crucial defenses against climate change, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. A record 6.7 million hectares of rainforest were lost in 2024, largely due to agriculture and human-caused wildfires—result...
Upon learning that hundreds of thousands of posts on Instagram are tagged with “#SaveTheChildren,” one might assume that the UK-based child welfare NGO was working to increase their social media visibility. But the hashtag’s popularity, which h...
Upon learning that hundreds of thousands of posts on Instagram are tagged with “#SaveTheChildren,” one might assume that the UK-based child welfare NGO was working to increase their social media visibility. But the hashtag’s popularity, which h...
Back in 2019, Marianne Williamson—self-help guru, author, and spiritual advisor to Oprah—ran for president with the assertion that “love will win.” Four years later, love has not won. While Donald Trump and the “dark psychic force” he rep...
Back in 2019, Marianne Williamson—self-help guru, author, and spiritual advisor to Oprah—ran for president with the assertion that “love will win.” Four years later, love has not won. While Donald Trump and the “dark psychic force” he rep...
What do you see in this painting? Do you see the aerial view of a sprawling neighborhood? Vintage cameras stacked one on top of the other? Or a labyrinth? Though this painting is evidently a work of abstract art devoid of realistic depict...
What do you see in this painting? Do you see the aerial view of a sprawling neighborhood? Vintage cameras stacked one on top of the other? Or a labyrinth? Though this painting is evidently a work of abstract art devoid of realistic depict...
In the weeks leading up to a big election, hundreds of unsolicited texts and calls from different political organizations inundate one’s phone, each providing similar election information and professing support for a candidate. US residents receive...
In the weeks leading up to a big election, hundreds of unsolicited texts and calls from different political organizations inundate one’s phone, each providing similar election information and professing support for a candidate. US residents receive...
The yellow Gadsden flag flies high over many rural districts in the United States, bearing the phrase “DON’T TREAD ON ME” and a coiled rattlesnake poised to attack. Created during the American Revolution as a rallying symbol against authoritari...
The yellow Gadsden flag flies high over many rural districts in the United States, bearing the phrase “DON’T TREAD ON ME” and a coiled rattlesnake poised to attack. Created during the American Revolution as a rallying symbol against authoritari...
On Friday, March 10, the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission announced that the New York-based Fane Corporation would not be proceeding with the proposed Fane Tower and that the commission would soon make its land available to another developer. ...
On Friday, March 10, the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission announced that the New York-based Fane Corporation would not be proceeding with the proposed Fane Tower and that the commission would soon make its land available to another developer. ...
As the recently elected Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy had a golden opportunity to set an example as a moderate, bipartisan politician for the next two years. However, as McCarthy’s campaign for Speaker extended over five days of voting, he u...
As the recently elected Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy had a golden opportunity to set an example as a moderate, bipartisan politician for the next two years. However, as McCarthy’s campaign for Speaker extended over five days of voting, he u...
In 1883, Francis Galton coined the term “eugenics” to mean, “the study of agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations.” Deeply grounded in racism, ableism, and sexism, eugenics was...
In 1883, Francis Galton coined the term “eugenics” to mean, “the study of agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations.” Deeply grounded in racism, ableism, and sexism, eugenics was...
San Francisco’s Lowell High School is the oldest public high school west of the Mississippi River. It is one of California’s highest-performing public schools, with an academically rigorous curriculum that prepares students for college, and it ha...
San Francisco’s Lowell High School is the oldest public high school west of the Mississippi River. It is one of California’s highest-performing public schools, with an academically rigorous curriculum that prepares students for college, and it ha...
[CW: This article contains mentions of self-harm/suicide and sexual violence.] “Adults don’t get all the pressure that teenage girls have to deal with, from appearance to the way they act to how smart they are, to the things they do. It can be ve...
[CW: This article contains mentions of self-harm/suicide and sexual violence.] “Adults don’t get all the pressure that teenage girls have to deal with, from appearance to the way they act to how smart they are, to the things they do. It can be ve...
The sordid signs of gentrification puncture the fabric of urbanity in a variety of ways. Sometimes it’s obvious—the new luxury apartment building with a snazzy post-industrial-chic facade, a vaguely snappy name, and a café at street level offeri...
The sordid signs of gentrification puncture the fabric of urbanity in a variety of ways. Sometimes it’s obvious—the new luxury apartment building with a snazzy post-industrial-chic facade, a vaguely snappy name, and a café at street level offeri...
Red hair, pale skin, and blue eyes. These are the features that people tend to associate with Ariel from Disney’s 1989 classic The Little Mermaid. The casting of Black actress Halle Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming new live-action version of the fil...
Red hair, pale skin, and blue eyes. These are the features that people tend to associate with Ariel from Disney’s 1989 classic The Little Mermaid. The casting of Black actress Halle Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming new live-action version of the fil...