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Turfin’ Safari

"Growing grass for the 2026 World Cup has been a years-long science project. Here's how it’s going, from B.C. to Tennessee."

The Christophers

I’m so glad Steven Soderbergh unretired from filmmaking. His newest film, The Christophers, looks amazing . It stars Ian McKellen as a famous artist and Michaela Coel as his assistant — but of course there’s more to it. Reviewer David Sims calls it both a heist movie and “a

The Crystal Skull

David Altmejd’s 2017 sculpture entitled “God” is one of the most disturbing artworks I’ve seen recently, so naturally I had to show all of you. If you need further wigging out, here you go . Lots more on his website and Instagram . Tags: art · David Altmejd

The Car-Crash Conspiracy

"High-speed accidents, crooked lawyers, and poor people desperate for cash—it was the kind of scheme that could have been cooked up only in the Big Easy."

Fred Again’s Tiny Desk Concert

Almost three years ago exactly, Fred Again rolled into the NPR studios and did a Tiny Desk Concert . When Fred again.. first proposed a Tiny Desk concert, it wasn’t immediately clear how he was going to make it work — not because he lacked creativity, but because translating

I am Sámi

This short documentary asks what it means to be Sámi today, following decades-long state-mandated assimilation attempts - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon

Aeon

The sterilisation-seekers

In the story of eugenics, disabled people are often depicted as passive victims. But for some it seemed an opportunity - by Coreen McGuire & Alex Aylward Read on Aeon

Aeon

Avoiding the purity loop

Some vegans don’t eat avocados. They’re concerned that the bees that are trucked in to pollinate the trees are mistreated, and so they choose to not support this practice. But we live in community, and someone running a vegan restaurant or serving a meal to vegan friends,