Today's popular storytelling is dominated by good-versus-evil paradigms. These sweeping moral narratives are absent in the folk tales and myths of the Western world prior to the 19th century. The rise of nation-states propelled this narrative shift, resulting in many popular stories being reimagined to fit the new values-based paradigm.
Thousands gathered in Flushing, New York to mark the 27th anniversary of the peaceful appeal by Falun Gong practitioners in Beijingās Zhongnanhai on April 25, 1999. The Chinese Communist Party launched a sweeping campaign against the group in July 1999. Hou Gaiying, assistant to the chair of the New York committee of the China Democracy Party and representative of the Tuidang Movement spoke during the rally.
Conversations that aim to bring passion and perspective to the big issues of the day are called Slow Boring conversations. They are intended to bring a different perspective to big issues in the society at large. They can be fun and interesting or boring at the same time.
On April 30, 1956, Moshe Dayan, commander of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), spoke at the funeral of Roi Rotberg, a young man in charge of security at the Gaza border settlement of Nahal Oz. Rotberg was murdered and mutilated by Palestinian fedayeen. Dayan drafted a 285-word eulogy in the original Hebrew.
The First Conference on Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels was held in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 24 to 29 April. It brought together representatives from 57 fossil fuel producing and consuming countries, parliamentarians, academics, trade unions, civil society organisations, and representatives of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant communities, children and youth movements, and peasant communities. The conference aimed to build a broad ācoalition of the willingā across sectors to accelerate knowledge sharing and political momentum on just transition.
In this episode, Shilo sits down with sportswriter Wright Thompson to explore what he has learned from covering elite athletes such as Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan. For tickets to the live recording with Jon Meacham in Philadelphia, register here and use code TFP for a 20 percent discount.
U.S. gas prices rose to their highest level in nearly four years. NIH official David Morens was indicted for conspiring to hide COVID-19 research records from public records requests while serving as an adviser to Anthony Fauci. The FCC ordered an early review of Disney-owned ABC station licenses. 64% of Americans disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president. James Comey was indicted over a 2025 Instagram photo of seashells arranged as "86 47".