Generation Hot
Mark Hertzgaard has a new book out. It won’t make you happy. Of course you should already be unhappy. People …
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Drought in the Amazon
* * * Manaus, capital of the state of Amazonas, and the entire eastern region of the state are suffering …
More Rain Records
From Wunderground… Tropical Storm Matthew continues to dump heavy rains over Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, and neighboring regions of Mexico today. …
Cyber War Worries
I’m always alert when news of computer viruses hits the wires. I’ve been in the virus extraction business for years. …
Readings in Contemporary Arabic Literature
I’ve been reading the marvelous Cities of Salt by Abdelrahman Munif, for many weeks, and have begun The Trench, the …
Men With Guns
I’ve long ago lost my appetite for American “men-with-guns” movies. Two recent viewings dulled it even more. The American with …
Record Sea Temperatures in Japan: Fish Flee
From the indispensable EarthWeek Sea temperatures around Japan during August reached the warmest levels ever recorded since reliable measurements began …
Drought Conditions Upset Fall Migration
Interesting (worrisome?) note in Tom Stienstra’s Sunday outdoors column in the SF Chronicle.(Not Available online until Tuesday) Unusual migration A …
The Tillman Story
It was somewhat discouraging to see the size of the audience at the 7 o’clock Friday showing of The Tillman …
3 Million Year Old Whale Surfaces
Very cool. “Workmen constructing a storm water equalization tank this week at the San Diego Zoo dug up a surprising …
Chabrol’s Eye on the Eye of Vichy
Claude Chabrol (and here and here,) one of the founders of French New Wave Cinema and director of some 50 …
Russian Drought / Pakistan Floods / Atlantic Hurricanes
As the old song goes, the foot-bone is connected to the ankle-bone, the ankle-bone is connected to the shin-bone, the …