Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis. bit.ly/4hfELpD
Google's AI Overview must be a big Cole Escola fan, because it preemptively gave them a Tony for their performance in @ohmaryplay! More proof you shouldn't trust whatever pops up... (cc: @davidgerard)
Free family friendly outdoor concert
Friday June 28th, 7:30 pm
Lamont Plaza
3210 Mt Pleasant st, NW DC
Performers: Sara Curruchich with openers Mapuche Rap duo Waikil and Ketrafe
Meet Gary Cobb and his crew of disciples, who comb the waters off Australia in search of colorful, whimsical, and surprisingly powerful little creatures called nudibranchs:
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Tremendous work from @iam_tls and the whole team at @SmithsonianMag to highlight these winning shots out of 30,728 submissions to the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest: smithsonianmag.com/arts-cult…
The United States may lack an official language, but a road trip across the country reveals dozens of different accents and dialects of English that serve as living links to Americans’ ancestors. bit.ly/422fKXP
Wonderful to talk about banned books and it’s history.
“It’s really the philosophy of the library profession that free people should read freely and that there’s a power in being able to select what you want to read.”
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Jennifer Biggs died tonight. She was a warm, funny, fierce and generous soul. And a magnificent food writer. And an even better friend. Here’s a brief obit from the DM. dailymemphian.com/section/me… I miss her already.
The next four days will be extremely hot - take care of yourself and the people around you. Make sure to check on seniors and other vulnerable neighbors.
Shelter hotline📞202-399-7093
Emergency📞911
More resources ➡️ heat.dc.gov
A small remote island I used to work on is falling apart and trapping and killing protected wildlife. For @SmithsonianMag I wrote about Tern Island, a former military outpost harming seabirds, sea turtles, monk seals, and more. #longreads#SundayLRsmithsonianmag.com/science-n…