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The Pro-Israel Right Is Shifting the Definition of Anti-Semitism Building a coalition united by total indifference to Palestinian human rights requires teaming up with people who lack a certain moral refinement when it comes to the Jews. By Jonathan Chait August … Continue reading →

Day Fri Aug 29 From Indiana, I continued with a big day of sightseeing, all driven to, but I was able to find parking most of the time.  ILLINOIS NORTHEAST (Chicago, Naperville, Aurora) CHICAGO  The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library … Continue reading →

Day 93/14 Mon Sept 1 This was mostly a driving day.  NORTH DAKOTA (Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck) FARGO Plains Art Museum. The main exhibit was by Rimer Cardillo’s about the intersection of politics, economics, and ecological degradation – the devastating impacts … Continue reading →

Day 90/11 Fri Aug 29 WISCONSIN (Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Eau Claire) I continued my slow drive up the side of the lake. Highway 41, the big interstate, is several miles inland. Wingspread, located in Wind Point, is a Frank Lloyd … Continue reading →

The Weird Thing About Cat Legs The mystery that spans every feline, from tabby house cats to Siberian tigers. By Ed Yong February 2, 2016 THE ATLANTIC  I’m standing with three scientists in a cold, long corridor that smells of hay, … Continue reading →

How Cats Used Humans to Conquer the World Ancient DNA from 209 cats over 9,000 years tell the story of their dispersal. By Sarah Zhang All mine (Grigorita Ko / Shutterstock) June 19, 2017 THE ATLANTIC  Sometime around the invention of agriculture, … Continue reading →

Why We Think Cats Are Psychopaths It’s just “resting cat face.” By Sarah Zhang What is it thinking?  February 22, 2019 THE ATLANTIC When Becky Evans started studying cat-human relationships, she kept hearing, over and over again, about how cats are … Continue reading →

How Siamese cats change their colours A genetic mutation known as the Himalayan gene has made this breed’s fur extra sensitive to temperature—but also leaves them vulnerable to certain health problems. The first Siamese (pictured, a pair of cats in … Continue reading →

Cats have 276 facial expressions. Why? Famously aloof felines may be more expressive than we thought. A new study looks at how cats interact with each other, and with us. An orange tabby displays one of the key signs that … Continue reading →

Dogs will eat almost anything—cats, not so much. Here’s why. There’s a reason why your dog will scarf down a cookie while your cat turns up its nose—and it’s all in the genes, say scientists. A blue Persian cat stares … Continue reading →