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In May, Doug Burgum, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, traveled to the tiny town of Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, to announce a new policy: caribou hunters will soon be allowed to use all-terrain vehicles inside the Gates of the Arctic...
After the relative calm of the previous visit to the Rokujō Estate, today’s instalment of our chapter-by-chapter journey through The Tale of Genji promises to be an altogether stormier affair, with the weather taking a turn for the...
"Mortimer Gray's History of Death" is a 1995 science fiction novella by Brian Stableford. It is about a nearly immortal man, living in a far future Earth, who writes a life defining Magnum Opus about - you guessed it - death. Mortimer...
It’s a whole year since I made my last book spine poem (aka bookmash), about how swearing is good for you. Emotions run high in this new one too, but there’s no swearing, just birds. Disaffected birds. * The Birds’ Disaffection All the...
The plague of offering a free website/blog platform is the spammers. They’re relentless. I’ve largely automated spam detection now, but it’s eye-rolling to see them keep trying, day-in, day-out. Here’s a prime example. Try harder, bots.
Most maps capture a moment in time. Jerry's Map has spent more than sixty years doing the exact opposite.Jerry's Map is the life's work of artist Jerry Gretzinger, who began drawing an imaginary city in the summer of 1963. What started...
An intriguing roadside discovery in Central Kaohsiung…
June 19, 2026 I could have titled this post “the best laid plans of mice and women…”. Turquoise was going to be the accent color with brown – I was SO eager to do this. Turquoise and brown are gorgeous together… BUT – finding a matching...