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West Texas “Nabkha” Dunes Reveal a Rugged Region’s Fragility
Large swaths of West Texas are dominated by features called coppice dunes. These dunes reveal that, when human activity and extreme weather intersect, landscapes can be rapidly transformed.
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No more chuchos
Órale, the onda this week of Caló is chucho. It means candy. It comes from the Romaní word for a mother’s breast, chuchai, as in the source of nourishment for a newborn. It’s indeed an exaggerated metaphor for mere candy, but the term speaks to the primal desire for candy, not so much the substance itself. It says humans want chucho because it takes them back to the first sweet they ever tasted. In this sense, even the best candy is a faint approximation of a chucho.
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$1.73 billion Powerball jackpot goes to lucky lottery player in California
The jackpot is the world's second-largest lottery prize after rolling over for 36 consecutive drawings, since the last time someone won the top prize on July 19.
See If You're With One Of The '100 Best Companies To Work For'
Software company SAS is No. 1 again — in large part because "its perks are epic." Boston Consulting is No. 2 and Wegmans Food Markets comes in at No. 3.
Sabrina Carpenter joins the 'song of the summer' race, just in time
"Manchild," the first single from Sabrina Carpenter's forthcoming album, Man's Best Friend, enters this week's Hot 100 singles chart at No. 1, making a late-breaking bid for "song of the summer" status in the process.
Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy
The punishment for Stewart Rhodes on a seditious conspiracy charge could set the bar for others, including top members of the far-right Proud Boys group, this summer.
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Appreciating the many onscreen moods of Val Kilmer
More than a hundred roles in a nearly four-decade career let Val Kilmer explore a wealth of human experience.
In a slow week for new albums, pop singer Tate McRae reigns supreme
This week, Canadian singer-songwriter and dancer Tate McRae debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with her album So Close to What, knocking Drake from the top spot.
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The Rio Grande Rift: A Tectonic Reality Shaping Landscapes and Life in West Texas
“Beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror,” the poet Rainer Marie Rilke writes, “which we are still just able to endure, and we are so awed because…
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"How Screwed Are You" If You Don't Work In Oil In The Permian Basin? It Depends.
By Mitch Borden It doesn’t take much to see the Permian Basin’s economy is doing pretty well right now. Just look at Midland and Odessa, the two cities’…
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