My first book fifty years ago was a study of television news, called Creating Reality. The title was intended to show the irony of how news reporting could distort things in order to make them more ...

On June 3, 2025, in Borneo, Indonesia, dramatic footage showed a 20-foot python coiling around a tour guide's neck during a swamp capture. The snake catcher, identified as Heru, was pulled into the ...

The flood of angry —and justified— reactions to this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, María Corina Machado, reveals less about the committee’s decision than about the public’s sense of shock. How ...

November 19, 2025 • It's trendy in some circles to replace drinking with consuming cannabis. But can it help people with a drinking problem cut back? Scientists set up a bar in the lab to find out.

November 18, 2025 • A federal court in El Paso ruled that the redistricting backed by Trump and Republicans to reshape the map for the 2026 midterms was based on race, not just political advantage for ...

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Getting ready for a Python interview in 2025? It can feel like a lot, trying to remember all the details. Whether you’re just ...