“At home, I was Spanish. At school, American. When mom got angry at us, the ultimate insult would be spewed: ‘Ay! That is so American!’ But outside of the house, while in the presence of my peers, I wanted that to be true. Being so American would mean I would be allowed to wear shorts to school. I would […]
AI is opening up the possibility of communicating with other animals. But will we listen? And can we ever truly understand?
This week’s edition highlights stories by Elissa Nadworny and Claire Harbage, Thomas Lake, Jeff Sharlet, Jasmine Attia, and Brett Martin.
“In public, the airport and police stuck firm to the idea that there was definitely a drone incursion. But privately, some have doubts. “We work on evidence, and I haven’t seen any. That’s really all there is to say,” one police officer with knowledge of the case told me.”
Is AI helping prospective parents game the fertility lottery? Should it?
A forgotten deportation, a family archive, and the cost of belonging.
Haunted by a running tap in prison, a man grows obsessed with water waste and climate change, pushing him to the edge.
Faded music dreams, a fledgling family farm, and a search for new definitions of work and success.
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