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Adventures in Owl Gazing

By Bridget A. Lyons
The limitations of their farsightedness are overcome by their impressive depth perception and ability to see in low light. While they don’t see in color—they lack sufficient cone cells to do so—their low-light vision is exceptional.

Mr. Trump Goes Back to Hollywood

By Ben Friedman
As studio heads like Bob Iger attempt to reassure anxious investors, he and so many others in the industry are confronting the true cost of appeasing Trump: You give him an inch, and he’ll take a mile. Hollywood executives thought they could profit by settling with the president, but appeasement never brings peace, but instead feeds egos.

The U.S. and Iran Have a Long and Complicated History

By Jeffrey Fields
With the U.S. bombing of three nuclear sites in Iran, relations between the two countries have arguably reached one of the lowest points in modern times. But the bad blood between the two countries isn’t new: The U.S. and Iran have been in conflict for decades.

Iran-Israel ‘Threshold War’ Has Rewritten Nuclear Escalation Rules

By Farah N. Jan
Unlike traditional nuclear rivalries where both sides possess declared arsenals – like India and Pakistan, which despite their tensions operate under mutual deterrence – this new threshold dynamic creates an inherently unstable escalation spiral. Iran increasingly believes it cannot deter Israeli aggression without nuclear weapons.

New York City Cannot Be Saved

By Angelo Franco-DeWitt
If New York City is going to be saved, it won’t be by finding a better mayor. It will be by demanding a better deal. Can New York City be saved? Sure. But not by vibes, not by platitudes, and definitely not by pretending that a mayor—any mayor—can Houdini their way out of a system built to keep them in a box.

Jack London, Jack Johnson, and the Fight of the Century

By Andrew Rihn
With that simple phrase, Jack London bound his legacy forever to boxing’s perennial expression of white resentment, the near-mythic desire for a “Great White Hope”. Although Jack Johnson was not the first Black boxing champion, Johnson was the first Black heavyweight champion, making him the most well-known, both famous and infamous.