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Black-on-black crime, black-on-black punishment in America

The US locks up more people than any other country on the planet, and a vastly disproportionate number of its prisoners are black. Less commonly discussed is that so too are many of the officials who jailed them. Andy Martin meets James Forman, author of a revealing new book on the subject

American Gods is more relevant than ever

For years, directors have been begging Neil Gaiman to adapt ‘American Gods’ for the screen. With the meteoric rise of long-form TV, this mystical tale has finally found a medium where it can visually thrive

Why we need to start listening to insects

To fight malaria, researchers are reviving a field of study grounded in both music and biology: wingbeat frequency. Daniel A Gross traces the story from Finland to Tanzania, and looks at where this collision of disciplines could lead

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