A Moment Made for Bill Nye
More than 20 years after the ’90s-era PBS series “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” the 61-year-old still wears the bow ties, and he still punctuates his speech with impassioned catchphrases.…
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The Way Forward
The judge helped a quadriplegic man become a lawyer. Could he help her recover from a catastrophic fall? A finalist for the 2016 Livingston Award for Young Journalists
Ms. Rachel Is for All Children
Ms. Rachel grew up on Mister Rogers. Now she’s carrying on his legacy. The YouTube star wants her audiences — adults and children alike — to see the humanity of…
“All Abortion Providers Are Brave”
In the rare moments of quiet, when Caitlin Bernard can pause to think about all that is happening throughout a post-Roe America, everything is distilled to a single image in her…
Jamie Raskin’s Year of Grief and Purpose
Please forgive me, Tommy had written in his final hours. My illness won today. Please look after each other, the animals, and the global poor for me. All my love, Tommy. “My…
The Quiet Grief of Breonna Taylor’s sister
Before Breonna Taylor was a name chanted in the streets and scrawled on signs, before she was a face emblazoned on street murals and the cover of Oprah’s magazine, before…
LeVar Burton Wants to Read You a Story
It might be what you need right now. May 4, 2020
The Transcendence of Nick Cave
After losing his son, the post-punk icon found communion with his fans. September 26, 2019