Helene Rosenthal is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, and Slate. I recently wrote my obituary and it cleared up a lot of things. I actually don’t want to climb ...

4 keys to writing modern Python Here’s what you need to know (and do) if you want to write Python like it’s 2025, not 2005. How to use uv, the super-fast Python package installer Last but not least, ...

We’ve all heard of something written in the stars. NASA being NASA, found a way to do it with our planet. For Earth Day, the agency released a delightfully nerdy tool that lets you type in any name or ...

To celebrate Earth Day this year, NASA has released a fun new interactive tool that lets you write your name in the Earth. Literally. Just head on over to the Your Name in Landsat website and type in ...

OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...

Florida's Python Elimination Program pays certified hunters to remove the invasive snakes from the Everglades. Burmese pythons have caused a severe decline in native small mammal populations in South ...

With the open-source Dataverse SDK for Python (announced in Public Preview at Microsoft Ignite 2025), you can fully harness the power of Dataverse business data. This toolkit enables advanced ...

Nothing beats a crackling fire on a cold night, but there are downsides to storing wood on your property. Some of the wood may have come from diseased or dying trees infested with insects. Stacking ...

Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text message to composing an op-ed, writing allows you to, at once, name your pain and create distance from it.

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. On the top floor of Park Hall, a tight-knit cohort of writers and poets refine ...