10.07.25
Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high
After a twenty-year hiatus, the Reading Rainbow has returned! The series is back with new host Mychal Threets, better known on TikTok as Mychal the Librarian, and will be available on both YouTube and Reading Rainbow’s website this month.
We’re in the stage of Al where ChatGPT is writing every text, email, grocery list, and even some newsletters (never this one). But now the signs of Al writing and editing are inspiring people to write with more stream of consciousness — reclaiming humanity through typos and imperfect prose. I’m not encouraging typos (the kids can barely read!), but it’s exciting to see how writers and creators are reclaiming their genuine human voices.
In 2023, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu launched a program that would transform abandoned office buildings into affordable housing. To qualify for the program, the building had to adhere to the state’s energy code and affordability requirements, ensuring sustainability and accessibility to various income levels. Now in 2025, the first residents are moving in! The qualifying office spaces will provide housing to over a thousand new residents.
Everything is more expensive this year, but the product with the biggest change in price may surprise you: coffee. Americans spend over $12 billion yearly on packaged coffee, with roasted coffee prices growing by 22% in the last year thanks to climate effects in coffee-growing regions as well as newly implemented tariffs.
What do you think is the most important site on the internet? Did 25-year-old Wikipedia come to mind? Known to be the largest collection of human knowledge, Wikipedia is found at the top of Google search results, cited to dispel conspiracy theories on social media, and is training Al with factual and reliable information. It’s one of the few platforms that maintains a truly neutral perspective, a concept built into the foundation of the site itself and maintained by thousands of volunteer editors. Fun fact: Wiki is Hawaiian for “quick.”