Telling “the Full Story” of George Washington

George Johnson – The Whistling Coon – 1891 (The first recording by an African-American)

Open Thread

Dogs Can Have Dementia, Too

No Retroactive Pseudonymization in Federal Court Under California "Safe at Home" Program

Keith Haring on Creativity, Self-Doubt, and the Love of Life in the Face of Death

For Warmth: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Poetic Antidote to Anger

Are we hard-wired for infidelity?

New AI model could cut the costs of developing protein drugs

This Forest Rodent Serves as a Reservoir for the Deadly Mpox Virus

Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (Live 1983)

Penny, a Doberman pinscher, wins the Westminster dog show

“Telling someone to love literature because reading is good for society is like telling someone to believe in God because religion is good for society”

Dying Mothers, the Birth of Handwashing, and the Bittersweet True Love Story Behind ‘Frankenstein’

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?

A Viral Story Claims an ICE Worker Was Caught in a Child Sex Trafficking Sting. The Truth Is Much Stranger.

When Washington Crossed the Delaware on Christmas 1776, It Wasn't in the Name of Christian Nationalism

Terror Supporters at the University of Washington

The novelist George Sand dressed like a man, took a male name and went through lovers like a rake. The life and the work cannot be disentangled 

Washington Built Big Health Care. Now It Wants To Break It Up.

Embarrassed by Leaks, Feds Raid Washington Post Journalist's Home

Review of “The Bed Trick” by Izabella Scott – a bizarre story of sexual duplicity