millets

A new analysis argues that diversifying staple crops toward millets would strengthen food security, improve nutrition, and support sustainability across the Global South. Millets are hardy, climate-resilient grains that require less water than rice or wheat, making them attractive amid climate pressures and import dependence. The piece calls for policy support, research investment, and consumer awareness to bring millets back into mainstream diets across developing countries.

Artist Deborah Buck sits down with Amanda Millet-Sorsa for a published conversation in The Brooklyn Rail, discussing her work and practice. The interview puts Buck's painting and creative career in front of the publication's art-reading audience, adding to the ongoing coverage of contemporary artists in the New York scene.

The sentencing of Larry Millete, convicted of murdering his wife Maya Millete, a Chula Vista, California mother who disappeared in January 2021, has been postponed until November. Prosecutors, the family, and supporters of Maya had been awaiting the hearing, and the delay means the community must wait longer for the case to formally conclude.

Larry Millete, the Chula Vista man convicted of murdering his wife May, was scheduled to be sentenced but the hearing was postponed. Authorities have not given a detailed public explanation for the delay, and a new sentencing date is expected to be set. The case drew wide attention locally as prosecutors said Millete killed his wife after she planned to divorce him.