March 2020 – Five Shouts Out

40 Most Wholesome Rescue Pet Photos Of This Month (March Edition)

EditorMarch 30, 2020

Animals, just like humans, need a second chance. Whether they have been lost, abandoned, or given up, the critters people meet at shelters are all unwanted and helpless. Until we...

Food

How ‘Shoebox Lunches’ Made Black Travel Possible During Jim Crow

EditorMarch 29, 2020

Youtube videos of celebrity sneaker-head closets often showcase massive square footage, multiple colorways on display, and not a box in sight. Your average hypebeast might wear new kicks a handful...

Food

The Chef Bringing Native American Flavors to Communities in Quarantine

EditorMarch 29, 2020

What’s in your kitchen pantry? If you answered quinoa, green beans, or potatoes, you have, perhaps unbeknownst to you, been eating Native American heritage. “They might not know they have...

Science

The ozone layer is healing and redirecting wind flows around the globe

FiveMarch 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_77912" align="aligncenter" width="778"] The ozone layer over Antarctica is on the mend, and that has knock-on effects for circulating air currents.Science Photo Library / Alamy[/caption] The hole in the...

Art

Week in Review: SF Art Institute Announces Closure; Artists Create Masks for Healthcare Workers

EditorMarch 27, 2020March 27, 2020

Diego Rivera, “Making a Fresco” (1931) at SFAI’s Diego Rivera Gallery (image courtesy Joaquín Martínez/Flickr) Week in Review is a weekly collection of news, developments, and stirrings in the art world. Subscribe to...

Science

What Is Ultraviolet Light?

FiveMarch 26, 2020March 26, 2020

[caption id="attachment_77732" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Tanning is the body's natural shield against uv rays.(Image: © Stock.Xchng.)[/caption] Ultraviolet light is a type of electromagnetic radiation that makes black-light posters glow, and is...