AvatarPNW SOULAvatarAvatarBanksy has unveiled a new mural that many view as a message that "nature's struggling"verified_publisherCBS News - By Li CohenElusive artist Banksy has unveiled a new mural in London that many are seeing as a message on environmental conservation. The mural is in North …
AvatarPNW SOULAvatarAvatarPeople Hate the Idea of Car-Free Cities—Until They Live in OneWIRED - Andrew KersleyRemoving cars from urban areas means lower carbon emissions, less air pollution, and fewer road traffic accidents. So why are residents so …
AvatarPNW SOULAvatarAvatarThese Are the Most Confusing Emojis for Boomers and Gen Xers, According to a New StudyMen's Journal - Chris Malone MéndezThey didn't pick up on some of the emojis' intended emotions. Millennials and Gen Zers are well-versed in the language of emojis. Having grown up with …
AvatarPNW SOULAvatarAvatarWorld War II Loot Found in a Massachusetts Home Is Returned to Okinawaverified_publisherThe New York Times - Emily SchmallThe cache of artifacts was discovered in the attic of a veteran’s home after he died. The items were turned over to the F.B.I., which arranged for their return eight decades after the war. During the brutal Battle of Okinawa in Japan, in the final months of World War II, a group of American soldiers …
AvatarPNW SOULAvatarAvatarSylvester Stallone hired Navy SEALs to train daughters before they moved to New York Cityverified_publisherUSA TODAY - Brendan MorrowSylvester Stallone had his daughters go through their own kind of "Rocky" training. The "Rambo" star's adult daughters Sistine, 25, and Sophia, 27, revealed in an interview with The New York Post that their dad hired Navy SEALs to train them before they moved to New York City in 2023 because he was …
AvatarPNW SOULFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoRick Steves' All-Time Favorite Castles You Can't Miss On Your Trip To Europeexplore.com - Kristi Roe-OwenFew travel experiences have the capacity to capture our imaginations like a visit to a centuries-old castle. In many ways, it's as close as someone …
AvatarPNW SOULAvatarAvatarWhy Is the Year of the Dragon Considered So Lucky?Smithsonian Magazine - Catherine DuncanA camel’s head, a deer’s horns and a demon’s eyes. A bull’s ears, a snake’s neck and a clam’s belly. A carp’s scales, an eagle’s claws and a tiger’s …
AvatarPNW SOULFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo10 groundbreaking Black politicians you've probably never heard ofaskeverest.com - Meagan BojarskiThe 21st century has given us a lot of major Black politicians, including Barack Obama and Kamala Harris, who have broken through discrimination and …
AvatarPNW SOULAvatarAvatarThe Rise of Techno-authoritarianismverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Adrienne LaFranceSilicon Valley has its own ascendant political ideology. It’s past time we call it what it is. If you had to capture Silicon Valley’s dominant ideology in a single anecdote, you might look first to Mark Zuckerberg, sitting in the blue glow of his computer some 20 years ago, chatting with a friend …
AvatarPNW SOULAvatarAvatarDoomsday Clock says we're the closest we've been to apocalypse. We need to move faster.verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Rachel Bronson and Daniel HolzWe see this as a moment of acute danger. But as experts who spend our lives on these issues, we also see hope. We live in a world that is persistently unstable. The war in Ukraine grinds on, a new one starts in Gaza. The climate crisis is felt in increasingly obvious and deadly ways with floods, …
AvatarPNW SOULAvatarAvatarA school in Jerusalem brings Arab and Jewish kids together to boost understandingverified_publisherNPR - Eleanor BeardsleyJERUSALEM — When the bell rings at Jerusalem's Hand in Hand school, you hear something that's not common in Israel: the sound of young people's voices rising together in laughter and conversation in both Hebrew and Arabic. Israeli society is largely segregated. There is no law officially mandating …
AvatarPNW SOULFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDecoding morality across cultures: Insights from a mega-study of Moral Foundations Theorypsypost.org - Mane Kara-YakoubianMoral Foundations Theory (MFT) was developed with the intention of understanding variations in moral judgments across cultures, proposing five …