birds in the abyss
Fibrillating between horror and wonder, wonder and horror.
The Marginalian What it’s like to be an owl: the strange science of seeing with sound And yet the most extraordinary aspect of owl vision takes place not in their eyes but in their ears — theirs is one of the most sensitive auditory systems in nature, connected to one of the most computationally impressive brains.
Capital B News An Upcoming Supreme Court Case Threatens to Criminalize Homelessness …1 in 6 Black Americans over the age of 50 have already experienced homelessness. By the end of this decade, across all races, homelessness among older adults is expected to nearly triple as housing prices and rents continue to rise. AP News Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
Emergence Magazine Exit 238 Watch this powerful short film about - among many things - a moment in the migration of the purple martin. A fleeting convergence that reveals the deeper entwinement of everyday human life with the creatures who inhabit the Earth alongside us.
Abortion, Every Day 65,000 Rape-Related Pregnancies in Anti-Choice States One of the many lies that anti-abortion activists and legislators tell is that rape-related pregnancies are rare. It’s a claim designed to hide their utter cruelty, and to pivot when asked about abortion ban exceptions.
Mother Jones A Nurse called police after a Black woman miscarried - there’s a history to that Experts we spoke with said that this trend was likely to increase post-Dobbs. And they noted that racism and biases can play a role in who health care workers report to authorities.
Middle East Eye War on Gaza: Women cut up tents for period products Of the more than 25,000 Palestinians killed since 7 October, 70 percent are estimated to be women and children, with two mothers killed per hour since the beginning of the crisis.
Them More States Are Pushing to Stop Legally Recognizing Trans People in Public Life There are currently 374 Anti-LGBTQ laws in various stages of the legislative process in the US right now. Just an onslaught of harm. You can learn more via the ACLU website’s tracker by state, and if you’re in Arizona (or hey, anywhere), subscribe to LOOKOUT. Also, I highly recommend following the work of Erin Reed if you don’t already. 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
Paste Future Islands - People Who Aren’t There Anymore review Bring on the sad bangers! I love Future Islands and I love synth pop.
NPR So Pitchfork is one of my favorite go-to publications to read about music, even if I don’t always agree with their reviews. But now it’s being eaten alive by GQ while the LA Times just laid off 115 journalists, a disproportionate number of whom were young people of color. Shocker. With Pitchfork in peril, a word on the purpose of music journalism …great music writing messes with productivity by creating a space to slow down and really immerse in someone else’s creative work. To really listen. The best writing at Pitchfork or anywhere reflects that process and is as variegated as the human experience itself.
The University of Chicago Divinity School Speaking of journalism, and the human experience. Witnessing Genocide Even as Palestinians in Gaza face a genocide, their land rendered unlivable, their whole way of life obliterated, more states have dedicated resources to combatting Yemeni militants interrupting shipping to Israel than have applied political or economic pressure on Israel to stop its slaughter.