Chris Amico

At some point—maybe even soon—the emergency phase of the pandemic will end. But what, exactly, is that magic threshold? More →

As many as three million children have gotten no education for nearly a year. More →

The U.S. Air Force’s chief of staff wants the service to develop an affordable, lightweight fighter to replace hundreds of aging F-16s and complement a small fleet of sophisticated F-35 stealth fighters. But an affordable, lightweight fighter is... More →

To a developer, recipes represent such a complex and delicious content model. So why do so many recipe websites leave a bad taste? Let's explore cooking up a more ideal version. More →

Williams’s wan wave after losing to Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open semifinal stirred retirement speculation. GOATs don’t go out that way. More →

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The Kingdom Platypuses glow in blacklight.No idea how or why, or what those duck-billed ravers from down under mightbe hatching inside ultraviolet fur.Scorpions, lichens, puffin beaks all poplike p… More →

Let's take a look at timeline of the Army’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It's not pretty. More →

While the GOP lost the presidential race and control of the Senate, we very nearly had a much different outcome. More →

The reporters and editors behind NYT Cooking share the advice that changed their home cooking. More →

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In this episode, we'll be discussing two powerful tools for data reporting and exploration: Datasette and Dogsheep. Datasette helps people take data of any shape or size, analyze and explore it, and publish it as an interactive website and... More →

In 2005, Béla Fleck went to Africa to explore the origins of the banjo. He toured through Uganda, Tanzania, Gambia and Mali, jamming with local musicians. More →

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There’s a difference between rewriting history and making some of it more difficult to find. Which is why I think The Boston Globe is doing the right thing with its “Fresh Start” … More →

Get ready for a mayor’s race like nothing Boston has ever seen. Given the likely field of contenders, this could be a real break. More →

We should draw a line between acts that meaningfully diminish the power of the soon-to-be ex-president and emotional gestures that end up obscuring his rise or his conduct in office. More →

"There’s a reason why when you think about what a 'data journalist' looks like, you don’t think of someone who looks like me." More →

The most famous dysfunctional family of 1990s television enjoyed, by today’s standards, an almost dreamily secure existence. More →

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Good morning, Mountain Lions, This is your principal speaking, with your weekly West Valley High COVID-19 health update. First of all, I want to th... More →