Fred Lapides
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Becoming human in southern Africa: what ancient hunter-gatherer genomes reveal
Studying ancient genes can tell us more about the evolution of humans’ anatomy, behaviour and thinking. Source: READ
Scientists Are Growing Human Organs In Animals—And It’s Working
This breakthrough represents a big step toward creating animal hybrids capable of growing human-compatible organs, easing the current transplant demands. Source: READ
Arthur Szyk: Spotlight Returns to a Forgotten ‘Soldier in Art’
An exhibition reckons with the revived legacy of an immigrant artist who created ornate illuminations and scathing caricatures of Nazism and the horrors of the […]
Column: Now it’s clear why Trump got rid of the top military lawyers
People who know and enforce the law would have been inconvenient during the president’s undeclared war in the Pacific and the Caribbean. Source: READ
A diving prince, sunken treasure and snared by the Titanic: Joe MacInnis on his ‘rip-roaring’ life as an ocean adventurer
At 88, the Canadian reflects on a golden era of underwater discovery and how shipwrecks and the cruel sea are the ‘greatest of all teachers’ […]
Ride a Dragon: Instant Photography Series
In ”Ride a Dragon”, Canyon turns to the immediate, tactile language of instant photography to explore the body as a vessel of memory and a landscape […]
New Orleans residents in fear as immigration crackdown descends on their city
In Kenner, a New Orleans suburb, the Latino community is in lockdown for fear of the raids. Source: READ
‘The whole city was in love with her’: The ‘It Girl’ style wars of Renaissance Italy
More than five centuries ago, a small number of style icons used flamboyant, luxurious looks to give them influence and power during a turbulent period […]
Gianni Russo on the Mafia, Unions, and Why You’ll Never Find Jimmy Hoffa’s Remains ‹ CrimeReads
The Mafia has been hell on Union leaders who wouldn’t do the right thing. The most famous example of this is Jimmy Hoffa, who was […]