On Jan. 9, 1942, heavyweight champion Joe Louis won his 20th straight title defense, knocking out Buddy Baer in the first round. The next day, he enlisted in the Army.
For good measure, Louis donated his $47,000 boxing paycheck to the military. He was “a ... See more
One night in the 1990s, a Honda Civic pulled up alongside Martin Suarez, who was arriving home after a night out with his wife and their two young sons. “I couldn’t make out any faces,” he writes, “but today, thirty years later, I can still hear the guy’s... See more
Book review
David Stipp’s “Why Rats Laugh & Jellyfish Sleep” is a breezy ode to nature’s long game.
The respected science expert’s beautifully written book celebrates the adaptive ingenuity of animals whose traits have evolved over millions of years. ... See more
