Lay of the Land
The Woman Who Owned the Sea
I AM STANDING on Yolanda Beach. The edge of the world. One edge, anyway. East of the Philippines, where the island of Samar meets the Pacific. Samar, a sound like the Continue reading
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The Snarled Lines of Justice
Reframing the era of climate change in women’s words. Continue reading
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The Shadow of Humanity and the Spirit of Animals
Jane Goodall and Krista Tippett on imagination, intellect, and cross-species communication. Continue reading
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Young Readers Ask: The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells
“Young Readers Ask” is a new Orion web series where young readers interview authors about books. This is our second installment. The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming David Wallace-Wells Tim Duggan Continue reading
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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