Gardening as creative redemption, consecration of time, and training ground for presence.
Saturday, 9 September 2023
Love Song to Costco
‘In the great halls of Costco, two of our greatest fears are assuaged — that of not having enough, and that of not being enough.’
The Road to Becoming Enough
I began, if not to turn away from the mythical notion of a man to ‘complete’ me, to accept that there was no love out there for me. I chose mountains instead.
What AI Teaches Us About Good Writing
While AI can speed up the writing process, it doesn’t optimize quality — and it endangers our sense of connection to ourselves and others.
America’s Bee Problem Is an Us Problem
You may have heard America’s honeybees are dying. But what does that mean for the people on the front lines—and what could it mean for what ends up on your plate?
Chuck Palahniuk Is Not Who You Think He Is
Twenty-six books in, the author has made a career of writing about loners, misfits, and deviants. But the man behind these controversial and transgressive fictions is full of surprises.
Here’s to Naps and Snoozes
American work culture, seeping around the globe, threatens to ruin the pleasures and benefits of public, communal sleep.
Wednesday, 6 September 2023
The Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes
The most overrated metric in movies is erratic, reductive, and easily hacked — and yet has Hollywood in its grip.
Why White Ethnics Left Newark
Viciously maligned as racists since WWII, nobody bothered to ask working-class whites why they left the cities.
The American Scholar
Emerson’s superb speech on the life of the mind, the art of creative reading, and the building blocks of genius.
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
Monday, 4 September 2023
Dead Trees Around The World Are Shocking Scientists
Forests once deemed resilient are suffering surprising die-offs. To predict the fate of the world’s woods in the face of climate change, researchers need to understand how trees die.
A Montana Town Faces a Homelessness Problem Similar to San Francisco and L.A.
Missoula’s parks are full of people in tents. Moving them is hampered by a court ruling that has frustrated many leaders in the American West.