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 How 4 children survived 40 days in jungle after plane crash
The Guardian · Sam Jones and news agencies
Relatives and Colombia’s president visit the survivors in the hospital, where their grandfather says they are “shattered but in good hands.”
 What happened to the common cold?
NBC News · Katie Camero
Post-COVID, it feels like every sniffle needs a name.
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 Rebuilding the Notre Dame with centuries-old carpentry techniques
NPR · Eleanor Beardsley
Faithfulness to the cathedral’s medieval artisans is imbuing all the restoration work.
 Everyone is getting less productive
Insider Business · Joe Ciolli
While the current economy feels largely OK, such a decline has been an indicator of past recessions.
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 The quality of mercy
atavist.com · Anna Altman
Gary Settle has helped dozens of federal prisoners get compassionate release. Will it ever be his turn to go home?
 Why wouldn’t NASA want to use pencils in space?
ScienceAlert · Michelle Starr
One very persistent story about the mid-20th century space race involves the development of the space pen. It’s mostly untrue.
 The strange case of the woman who gave birth to rabbits
bigthink.com · Sabrina Imbler
Mary Toft staged an elaborate hoax, but maybe we should take her more seriously.
 Yelling at Brittney Griner isn’t going to put Viktor Bout back in prison
Deadspin · Sean Beckwith
After being accosted at an airport, it’s clear the only thing that’s going to protect Griner is a basic understanding of empathy.
 Why Ireland produces so many of the world’s best writers
ABC RN · Nicola Heath
“One of the things that makes Ireland special is … the sense that the writers have played a key role in imagining what the country could be.”
 Where are the women on late night?
Salon · Melanie McFarland
Comedians, producers and execs chime in on how women-helmed shows have been passed over and left out.
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