This July, the World Health Organization declared that an outbreak of Ebola in the provinces of Ituri and North-Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, was a “public health emergency of international concern.” This particular strain of the virus, which first appeared in the region in 2018 and hasn’t been given a formal […]
The Vermont Public Radio podcast “Jolted,” from late last year, provides an in-depth look at a mass shooting that was averted—a planned attack on a small-town high school—and of the ways in which the narrow escape began to change the state’s seemingly intractable public conversation about gun control. Vermont, though politically liberal in many respects, […]
Texting About Something Other Than Making Plans: Do you think we’re ready to start sending each other memes? Because I saw one of a cat, I remembered that you have a plant, and I was, like, “Whoa, another living thing”—same color, too. (You should water your plant.) Admitting You Didn’t Watch His/Her TV Recommendation: Because […]
On Saturday, a gunman opened fire inside a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, killing at least twenty people and wounding dozens more. The suspect, who is twenty-one and was taken into police custody, is believed to be the author of a manifesto that was posted online just before the shooting and which railed against Hispanic […]
Notwithstanding the most recent spate of mass shootings, over the past weekend, the prospects for gun-control legislation in Congress appear remote. The reason is no mystery. The National Rifle Association and its allies in the gun lobby maintain a firm grip on the Republican Party, including President Trump, and thus on veto power over the […]
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On Sunday evening in El Paso, Texas, more than a thousand people marched peacefully, carrying signs and flowers, from a city park to the offices of an immigrant-advocacy group. Some identified as progressive activists of one kind or another, but the majority were simply residents—entire families, in many cases—demanding political change a day after a […]
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Exotic and rare animals have always been alluring. Over the years, the thrill of discovering something remarkable or uncommon within the animal world has motivated some of the world’s greatest scientists and conservationists. This week, we’ve chosen a selection of pieces on extraordinary creatures and the adventurous men and women who track them. David Grann […]
I don’t understand the point of garden visits. Why do ordinary people, the owners of mere balconies and tiny yards, torment themselves by touring other people’s grand estates? Nut trees, stables, ancestral compost heaps: I need no reminder of what I am missing. So, unlike virtually every other gardener in Britain, I had no intention […]