Epic Fantasy and Sci-Fi Books for Adults 06. May 2026 (11:00) The best-selling author Fonda Lee recommends fantasy and science fiction novels with older, wiser, absolutely epic heroes.(New York Times)
Her Self-Experiment with Drug Detox Almost Broke Her 06. May 2026 (11:00) Against expert advice, people are using new and unpredictable synthetic drugs to experiment on themselves in hopes of becoming free of addiction.(New York Times)
Late Night Cringes at Trump’s Chatter in Front of Children 06. May 2026 (08:20) “How are you talking about nuclear war in front of children?” Desi Lydic asked after the president discussed the Iran conflict in a room full of students on Tuesday.(New York Times)
Guy Goma’s Accidental BBC Interview Lives On After 20 Years 06. May 2026 (06:01) Guy Goma thought he was interviewing for an I.T. job when he found himself on air on the BBC. What came next was familiar to anyone who has been unprepared at work.(New York Times)
How Ancient Centipede Ancestors Conquered the Earth 06. May 2026 (01:01) A long-neglected fossil seems to show the evolutionary leap that let the ancestors of today’s many-legged arthropods crawl forth from the seas.(New York Times)
