For some prisoners in Italy, life behind bars has become a liberating experience.
One of the country's oldest jails is allowing theatrical professionals to work with prisoners on performances aimed at rehabilitating them through art.
76 years ago, Ray Bradbury published "There Will Come Soft Rains," an apocalyptic short story about a time when we have wiped ourselves out—but our AI obliviously continues automating our empty smart homes.
Bradbury set the story on August 4, 2026.
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It was a family affair as Tom Morello rocked out with his son, Roman on Rage Against the Machine’s classic "Killing in the Name" at Newport Music Festival.
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As a Greek, I was introduced to Homer almost as soon as I learned to read. His epics are among the first great works we encounter at school, and they remain a living part of our cultural consciousness.
Given that, I really don't care whether Christopher Nolan has remained completely faithful to Homer or has taken creative liberties.
What truly matters is that he has brought Homer back into the world's imagination. If his film encourages people to return to the Odyssey, discover the Iliad, or venture further into the treasures of classical literature, then it has already accomplished something extraordinary. Any work of art that sends people back to the source has, in my view, made a genuine contribution to culture.
YES: Mamdani's administration just funded New York City's first-ever pet food pantry program.
$750,000 in the FY2027 budget, specifically to help pet owners who can't afford food for their animals. Another $750,000 goes toward affordable spay/neuter services. $1.5 million total, aimed at keeping people and their pets together.
Here's why it matters: NYC animal shelters took in over 16,000 animals last year. Nearly 10,000 were strays. Another 6,500 were owner surrenders — people who loved their pets but couldn't afford to feed them or get them basic vet care, and had to give them up.
Animal welfare advocates had been pushing for this for years, asking for $15.3 million to fully fund pantries, spay/neuter clinics in every borough, and a real animal welfare office. They got a fraction of the ask, But it's the first time the city has put dedicated dollars behind the idea at all.
No family should have to choose between rent and feeding their family — pets included. This is a start.
The first speaker at the Obama Presidential Center opening joked about Obama's famous tan suit before reminding everyone why the center was built.
"This is more than just a building. It's a promise."
A very Obama way to open an Obama Presidential Center. 💙
“The world is full of talkers, but it is rare to find anyone who listens. And I assure you that you can pick up more information when you are listening than when you are talking.”
― E.B. White
I truly love and enjoy writing. The chaos, the surprises, discipline, dead-ends, ghost roads, focus, catharsis, that feeling of being changed by my own work.
I wouldn’t outsource this to AI software for *anything*. But then again, I’m an actual writer who enjoys writing.
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Location: The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keenesburg, CO.
At 31 years young, Ricki has spent the last 11 years teaching us the true meaning of resilience.
In her previous life, Ricki knew only confinement, suffering, and imprisonment. But for the last decade, she has known something else entirely: the freedom to roam, the dignity of choice, and the peace of a life lived on her own terms. We are struck by how much of her story has changed because of the people who fought for her.
We often talk about the importance of our mission, but Ricki is the living embodiment of why we do this work and why speaking out against animal cruelty matters. She has taught us that while the past is something we cannot erase, it does not have to dictate the future.
We share her story not just to look back at what she has overcome, but to celebrate the profound impact she has had on all of us. Ricki has become the "golden girl" of our sanctuary, a quiet, majestic presence whose very existence is a testament to the power of compassion, love, and care.
We are so incredibly grateful for every moment we have been gifted with her presence. To all who have supported her journey and helped us ensure she spent these precious years in comfort and grace: thank you. You have given her a life that is entirely, beautifully her own.
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Academics write for each other, not for people.
Steven Pinker has spent over four decades doing the opposite, and thinks current academic writing is "enormous wasted effort."
"There's an awful lot of brilliant work, really smart people in academia. Why are they doing it? Just to entertain each other? Taxpayers pay for it. It should be accessible. Why should I have to read a paragraph five or six times?
It gets under my skin when academics devote so much brainpower into the scholarship and then just blow off the essential task of letting the world know what you've done."
Sound UP 🔊 CO’s sage-grouse are winding down their mating season & it’s one of spring’s best sights + sounds. Check out this male greater sage-grouse strutting & “booming” on a lek (large, open spot in the sagebrush) in the NW part of the state.