Ahead of ‘The White Lotus’ finale, Berkeley professor unpacks show’s Freudian themes and fantasies

Click Here to Read: Ahead of ‘The White Lotus’ finale, Berkeley professor unpacks show’s Freudian themes and fantasies. Poulomi Saha, who studies post-colonialism and psychoanalytic critique, breaks down season three of the HBO series, from why it’s set in Thailand to the unforgettable monologue in episode five. By Sarah Fullerton, Anne Brice on the UC Berkeley news website on April 3, 2025.

Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close

Click Here to Read:  Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close: Dire wolves, made famous by “Game of Thrones,” went extinct some 13,000 years ago. Now, researchers have bred gray-wolf pups that carry genes of their ancient cousins By Carl Zimmer in The New York Times on April 7. 2025.

Reconstruction of Canis dirus (dire wolf) (Pleistocene, North America) Image: James St. John  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.