Sutton Who?

Last month, Netflix premiered the new movie, The Dig, about the excavation at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England in 1939. I’m familiar with most of the best-known archaeological discoveries, but I’d never heard of this one. The primary discovery described by the film was an 80-foot-long ship in an earthen mound that contained ”the richest

Getting Better, XIV

There is much to be optimistic about in the relatively short term at this moment. In the longer term also, there are many reasons for expecting things to continue getting better—in the US and the world. Just over a year ago, Vox.com assembled these optimistic facts: Extreme poverty has fallen Life expectancy is up Teen