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“Deep in the valley below us, in the middle distance, gaped the great black cauldron of Litli-Hrútur, its insides awash in a churning fiery stew. We stood in silence on the observation mound with our hands on our hips, faces cast in childish masks of wonder and awe. ” This week, we have two beautiful essays […]
“With one map, Marie Tharp revealed the raw, rifted depths of the Atlantic—and changed what we thought we knew about the Earth.”
“Thomas Kinkade’s paintings show conservatives a world they have already won.”
“’The longer these funds are not released it is starting to make me think that you do not care for people like me.’”
“It’s true that many of Clark’s actions defy logic. In key ways, he never fit the mold of a classic con man.”
“Looking back now, a decade later, the Rim Fire feels like a prelude to disaster — a cleared throat ahead of an End Times scream.”
“Fatal crashes. A door blowout. Grounded planes. Inside the citizen-led, obsessive campaign to hold Boeing accountable and prevent the next disaster.”
“‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ and the dream of small-town life.”
“For those who do not reread, a book is like a little life. When it ends, it dies—or it lives on, imperfectly and embellished, in your memories.”
“Hampton has become the largest US chain, and a global export, by being rigorously OK. The waffle makers are standing by.”
