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12 Heart-Breaking Sounds That Will Remain When There Is No Heart to Break for Them
The beauty of things was born before eyes and sufficient to itself; the / heart-breaking beauty / Will remain when there is no heart to break for it. — Robinson Jeffers, Continue reading
Don’t Tread on Me
Rattle-less rattlesnakes and America’s lost identity. Continue reading
Life versus the Machine
I WAS IN THE LOCAL PUB with my friend Mark. We meet every Tuesday night in this tiny village in the west of Ireland to drink Guinness and play chess. I Continue reading
Caretaking
LOCAL ECONOMIES are the foundation of democracy, sanity, and a healthy natural world. Wendell Berry and Helena Norberg-Hodge explain why. Continue reading
The Bug Eaters
“YOU MUST TRY THE GRASSHOPPERS,” my friend Marcos said with a friendly glint in his eye, ordering chapulines alongside mescal cocktails on my first night in Mexico City. Seasoned with garlic, Continue reading