The Devil’s Tone

from National Geographic The science behind why Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s music sounded ‘satanic’ The tritone has been blamed for chaos, banned by choirs, and embraced by metalheads. Here’s what the ‘devil’s interval’ really does to your...

Social Silent Reading

from WLRN NPR A different party scene: How Books & Books is building community through silent reading WLRN Public Media | By Sofia Zarran Participants in the Books & Books Reading Party read on a carpet and chairs as they indulge in the silence and communal...

Robert Duvall Gone

from Variety Robert Duvall, Star of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘The Great Santini,’ Dies at 95 By Carmel Dagan Robert Duvall, who won an Oscar for “Tender Mercies” and was nominated for his roles in films including “The Godfather,” “Apocalypse Now,” and “The Great Santini,”...