Best Reads from Lately

All right, got all carried away with this one. Well: forgot to post, once they’d built up. And they just kept building . . .

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-dna-reveals-mysterious-new-group-of-humans-in-colombia-with-no-genetic-ties-to-people-today-180986819

Supreme Court just saved kids from reading about Trump | Opinion

Infamous During The Civil War, This Seriously Old-School Survival Food Has Been Around Longer Than You Think

America’s Real Criminal Element Is Lead – Mother Jones

A tree fell in the Amazon—and revealed mysterious urns of ancient human remains | National Geographic

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/125-000-year-old-fat-factory-run-by-neanderthals-discovered-in-germany/ar-AA1HRf98?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=9d167afeee2141cb8094464fefa90072&ei=49

Giant river otter returns to Argentina after almost four decades

The Ten-Dollar Preacher by Chris DiLeo

Chuck Tingle’s new book Lucky Day is terrific … and space raptor–free.

Argenta Art Walk returns this Friday | thv11.com

Can ‘Superman’ Win the Culture War? Why the Backlash Actually Backfired | Vanity Fair

Colbert’s Cancellation Is a Dark Warning – Mother Jones

‘Yeti blood oath’ divides Denver seminary – by Ed. Condon

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/americas-love-affair-with-the-car-has-soured-over-money-4b73670f

https://www.cpr.org/2025/07/12/interview-paolo-bacigalupi-10-years-the-water-knife-novel

https://bsky.app/profile/irishali13.bsky.social/post/3luuilgjiuc27

Massive lightning bolt from Texas to Missouri breaks record for world’s longest flash

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/watching-the-king-of-the-hill-revival-from-texas

Denmark zoo asks public to donate unwanted small pets or horses to feed captive predators – CBS News

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a65562836/new-statue-discovered-on-easter-island