NPR

It’s uncommon for artists to rely so heavily on the way they feel to garner the approval of audiences, but Waxahatchee does exactly that.

In the ASUC Senate Chambers on Saturday, students gathered around a picture of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, who was greatly loved by many in attendance, to commemorate his recent death.

I felt as though I was embarking a journey with complete strangers, like we shared something in common that was often overlooked in our rushed daily lives, which we conduct by creating walls of difference rather than bridges of community. For a moment, the anxiety of interacting with strangers was gone.

A scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory won a MacArthur “genius grant” on Wednesday for his efforts to restore historic audio recordings.