"Why would you want to leave a place you love just because your possessions get ruined?" Houstonians displaced by floods return to their homes to see what's left. Refinery and chemical plant damage and shutdowns on the Texas coast have released millions of pounds of pollutants
Long after floodwaters recede, Houstonians may deal with health problems due to mold, the effects of which "we're only beginning to understand." The world is so big, and we are so small: Aerial photos of the Houston flooding. A brief selection of the stories of everyday
“Unpopular opinion, I love our pumpkin spice. Hate the commotion that comes with it but I think that half syrup with an extra shot, it’s absolutely delicious.” Employees of “The Siren,” aka Starbucks, use a Reddit panel to prepare for this week’s arrival of pumpkin spice. / Reddit For
For sale: a vast collection of horrible, awful, nightmarish things—600 clowns—plus a couple rooms favored by truckers in Nevada. FYI, the owner's only looking for buyers who will preserve the place's character.
This is wonderful: A moving line graphs the motion of everyday objects.
“We should tell China that it has to pay to play.... China would be paying not just for North Korean coal, but for North Korean compliance.” A recent op-ed on playing the China card—to control Pyongyang—by Trump’s new appointee to South Korea, Victor Cha. / The Washington
It's time to announce which our of summer reads heads to the 2018 Tournament of Books.
A simple trick from a vocal coach to hear what your voice sounds like to others.
Texas health officials rush tetanus vaccines to Houston, citing concerns of bacteria in floodwaters. / NPR Maintaining Houston’s prairie land is vital to avoiding future flooding disasters. / The Texas Tribune Civil rights groups filed two lawsuits yesterday challenging Trump’s transgender military ban. / Reuters Essential maps and graphs on the
"The state of Texas is about to undergo one of the largest recovery housing missions the nation has ever seen." Texas health officials rush tetanus vaccines to Houston, and say so far there's been no evidence of water contamination from industrial facilities. With a new Texas
