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NPR (Ari Daniel) - That ain't perfume! Ancient bottle contained feces, likely used for medicine

Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence that poop was used medicinally more than two thousand years ago.

NYTIMES (Pranav Baskar and Alana Paterson) - University of British Columbia Professors Sue School Over Political Correctness

A group of academics at the University of British Columbia say the school’s D.E.I. policies and practices, which include land acknowledgments, violate a law that requires universities to be “nonpolitical.”

NYTIMES (Julia Jacobs) - Lively v. Baldoni Tests What Crosses the Line on a ‘Steamy’ Movie Set

An affectionate slow dance. References to pornography. What rises to harassment on the set of a movie about a sexual relationship that turns violent?

NYTIMES (Sally Goldenberg, Dana Rubinstein and Grace Ashford) - How Mamdani’s Income and Property Tax Proposals Could Affect New Yorkers

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has now proposed two options that called for raising taxes. Here’s a look at each proposal and the rationale and chances for each.