Los Angeles Times
A LEGACY ROOTED IN EMPATHY
No story was too small, or too brutal, for director Rob Reiner to examine with kindness. His movies always sought to connect, not divide.
4 min |
December 16, 2025
Mother Jones
THIS IS ALL JOHN ROBERTS' FAULT
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
10 min |
January/February 2026
Mother Jones
HELL NO, IT'S NOT OVER
We still have rights. Time to use them.
4 min |
January/February 2026
Mother Jones
DREAM TEAM
Soccer Without Borders is two decades old, but its players have never faced a rival like Trump.
6 min |
January/February 2026
Mother Jones
THE MAKING OF RILEY GAINES
How a fifth-place tie with a trans woman propelled a young swimmer to right-wing stardom
10+ min |
January/February 2026
Mother Jones
THE CRUELTY IS THE POST
The government memes designed to mainstream sadopopulism
7 min |
January/February 2026
Mother Jones
ALL TOO HUMAN
Why are we so susceptible to trusting AI chatbots?
3 min |
January/February 2026
Mother Jones
"GENDER IDEOLOGY"
How trans people came to embody the right's biggest fears
4 min |
January/February 2026
Mother Jones
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINES
\"Empire of Al\" author Karen Hao on the reckless arrogance of our Silicon Valley overlords
3 min |
January/February 2026
Mother Jones
NOWHERE TO HIDE
Going undercover to expose a global surveillance empire that has tracked world leaders, journalists, dissidents, and maybe even you
10+ min |
January/February 2026
Mother Jones
AURA OF INVINCIBILITY
Meet the new-age healers behind Florida's anti-vax surgeon general.
6 min |
January/February 2026
Mother Jones
THE WELL WATCHERS
THERE ARE MILLIONS OF ABANDONED OIL WELLS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AN UNLIKELY GROUP OF ACTIVISTS IN TEXAS IS MAKING SURE NO ONE FORGETS THEY NEED TO BE CLEANED UP.
10+ min |
January/February 2026
Old House Journal
Finishing Secrets FOR FURNITURE-GRADE TRIM
Whether you're staining a door, built-in cabinetry, or any of the millwork in between, follow these steps for a flawless finish.
5 min |
January - February 2026
Old House Journal
a bungalow Out West
A restoration prodigy restores a 1915 Arts & Crafts bungalow in Sheridan, Wyoming, and that leads to a successful career.
2 min |
January - February 2026
Old House Journal
Matching Old Mouldings
There comes a time in the life of every old-house owner when we need to match a section of existing wood moulding.
4 min |
January - February 2026
Old House Journal
designing built-in living spaces
I want an alcove just for me. Kind of like a hideout separate from the commotion in the rest of the house from which to read, write, nap, or just daydream. I want to be aware of the action in the house but be able to turn my shoulder politely and be by myself. So goes the design brief from one of our clients. She's not alone in her desire for personal scale and place-making in home design; this is a common human need.
1 min |
January - February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
The Lost Twins of Kongsberg
A Silver Story Resurfaced
3 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
DINOSAURS OF THE HELL CREEK MUSEUM
In the Badlands of South Dakota, just outside the small town of Belle Fourche—pronounced “Bell Foosh”—a new attraction has taken shape that every dinosaur enthusiast should see. The Dinosaurs of the Hell Creek Museum is part hands-on exhibit, part science center and part active research lab.
3 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
AGATES THAT FLUORESCE
Two rocks in one!
4 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Crystals From the Sky
141 Years of Appreciating Snowflakes
6 min |
January / February 2026
Scientific American
Fire Stoppers
New tech fights fire with sound
2 min |
January 2026
Scientific American
Signals from Within
Disruptions in interoception, the ability to detect and interpret the body's internal state, may underlie anxiety, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and many other psychological ailments
10+ min |
January 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Proustite
A Red Silver Treasure
6 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Did "Left-Handed" Fish Leave Water Earlier than Thought?
Fossil evidence suggests that fish (or \"fishapods\") dragged themselves onto land during the middle Devonian Period.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Have we Already Mined the Critical Minerals We Need
Then why are we throwing them away?!
1 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
An Ice Age Microbiome
Teasing ever more info from mammoth bones & teeth!
1 min |
January / February 2026
Scientific American
Probiotic Hope and Hype
Despite their popularity, supplements with billions of \"good\" microbes help only a few illnesses, research shows
3 min |
January 2026
Old House Journal
Victorian Update
A sophisticated kitchen renovation corrects anachronisms in an 1891 house undergoing restoration.
2 min |
January - February 2026
Scientific American
The Imperiled Orcas of the Salish Sea
The southern resident killer whales are on the brink. Now the scientists who study them are, too
10+ min |
January 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
THE GRANDEUR of GLASS
\"The Most Magical of All Materials\"
6 min |