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 Deaths like Tyre Nichols’ are all too common for Black Americans
Vox · Nicole Narea
Deadly traffic stops have activists and elected officials questioning whether the risks are worth the small number of arrests.
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 Tornado Alley is creeping into new territory
NBC News · Denise Chow
In recent years, researchers have noticed that fewer tornadoes were touching down in the Great Plains and that more were hitting the Southeast.
 Teaching in the age of AI means getting creative
FiveThirtyEight · Zoha Qamar
Pen-and-paper exams and one-on-one sessions are just two approaches addressing the misuse of chatbots.
 Bonhoeffer’s ‘theory of stupidity’
bigthink.com · Jonny Thomson
We have more to fear from stupid people than evil ones.
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 Divorced parents should stop saying *this*
PureWow · Dara Katz
How a common, slight turn of phrase cultivates a sense of otherness in your family.
 Predictions are all over the map for NFL conference championship games
flipboard.com · The Sports Desk
Why are Sunday’s games so hard to predict? These may be the most balanced matchups in recent memory.
 Isabeau Levito wins U.S. figure skating title
Associated Press · Jane McCauley
Graceful, gutsy and seemingly unfazed by the bright lights, the 15-year-old delivered a near-flawless performance to emerge victorious.
 Every Grammy-winning album, ranked
billboard.com · Andrew Unterberger
The hits, misses and many negotiations in between are a pretty good representation of the wild ride that the Grammys have taken us on since 1959.
 ‘Monorail!’ How Conan O’Brien came up with the iconic ‘Simpsons’ episode
theringer.com · Alan Siegel
“Marge vs. the Monorail” warned the world about charismatic men selling foolishly grandiose solutions to problems that don’t need fixing.
 Going ‘recession brunette’
Business Insider · Juliana Kaplan
With prices on the rise, including for hair services, being blonde is yet another signifier of wealth in a tough economy.
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