February 11, 2026 Cuba and Puerto Rico share Spanish and broader Caribbean roots, but differences in colonization patterns, slavery and sugar, race relations, and 20th‑century politics pushed their cultures in distinct directions
February 11, 2026 Taíno refers to an Indigenous people of the Caribbean who were living in the region when Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492.
February 11, 2026 ‘Which Side Are You On?’: American protest songs have emboldened social movements for generations, from coal country to Minneapolis
February 10, 2026 US experiencing largest measles outbreak since 2000 – 5 essential reads on the risks, what to do and what’s coming next
February 10, 2026 AI-generated text is overwhelming institutions – setting off a no-win ‘arms race’ with AI detectors
February 10, 2026 Ian Frazier’s The Snakes That Ate Florida is an essay collection that uses invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades as a central emblem for broader American oddities, vulnerabilities, and obsessions.
February 10, 2026 Tulsi Gabbard has longstanding ties to the Science of Identity Foundation (SIF), a Hawaii-based religious group
February 10, 2026 Jeffrey Epstein Had a Bizarre Obsession With “Improving” Human DNA, and He Was Emailing With Top Scientists About It
