A researcher has uncovered the precise location where the artist painted ‘Tree Roots,’ the last piece he worked on the day he suffered a fatal gunshot wound. As in The Last Casebook of Doctor Sababa.
Lawrence Winkler is a physician, traveler, and natural philosopher. His molecules have morphed from medicine to manuscript. He lives with Robyn on Vancouver Island and in New Zealand, tending their gardens and vineyards, and dreams.
Friday 31 July 2020
A Clue to van Gogh’s Final Days Is Found in His Last Painting
A researcher has uncovered the precise location where the artist painted ‘Tree Roots,’ the last piece he worked on the day he suffered a fatal gunshot wound. As in The Last Casebook of Doctor Sababa.
Thursday 30 July 2020
Marmalade: A Very British Obsession
Captain Scott took jars to the Antarctic with him, and Edmund Hillary took one up Everest. Marmalade is part of the British national myth.
The City is a Lie
From Ancient Egypt’s deltas to Edinburgh’s crags and peaks, the city pushes back against the dream of human separateness.
Tuesday 28 July 2020
Biologists Revive 101.5-Million-Year-Old Microbes
A team of biologists has successfully revived aerobic microbes found in 101.5-million-year-old sediments from the abyssal plain of the South Pacific Gyre.
Monday 27 July 2020
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