Art in the Time of COVID-19

Amidst our current crisis, I’m reading too much about how art can “lift our spirits” and “bring us together.” The … More

Gleaning

Back in college when funds were scarce and all things anti-establishment worth doing, I used to sneak into the dumpsters behind … More

In 1928, William Beebe and his fellow members of the Department of Tropical Research of the New York Zoological Society … More

My favorite thing about this book is that it’s co-authored. There’s something about a co-authoring that lends a certain type … More

On recent evening stroll, I noticed a healthy Japanese Knotweed plant growing in front of a townhouse in my Upper … More

Very little is written, or at least very little writing still exists about the Velocera, an Italian coasting ship. This … More