José Donoso’s ‘The Obscene Bird of Night’

Undoing as Remaking: How Abraham Lincoln Drew Poetry and Power from His Suicidal Depression

Greg Brown (1969 – 2026) Guitarist for Cake

Rubio’s Silk-Stocking Diplomacy

A plant ‘vaccine’ takes on corn rootworm, a fearsome pest

New AI model could cut the costs of developing protein drugs

The New Global Order

Are we hard-wired for infidelity?

Open Thread

Dogs Can Have Dementia, Too

Pulsar Found Near the Center of the Milky Way Could Test Einstein’s Theories

Penny, a Doberman pinscher, wins the Westminster dog show

Famous for telling writers to embrace their “shitty first drafts,” Bird by Bird is one of the most popular writing guides of all time. Is it any good?

One night in 1973, three Jackson Pollock paintings were stolen. The case continues to reverberate in surprising ways

Putting immune cells into ‘night mode’ reduces heart-attack damage

Night Owls vs. Early Birds: Sleep Categories Are More Complicated Than We Thought

The Story Behind Dylan Thomas’s “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” and the Poet’s Own Stirring Reading of His Masterpiece

Bird Poop Powered the Success of This Ancient Kingdom

Inside the Mouth of Earth’s Oldest Bird

Notes on Complexity: A Buddhist Scientist on the Murmuration of Being

Brickbat: Big Boss Man

Today in Supreme Court History: February 12, 1965