The last publicly documented widow of a Civil War solider dies at 101.
The last publicly documented widow of a Civil War solider dies at 101.
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Following a divorce, Christine Hyung-Oak Lee learns how “to husband” by herself.
As a husband, I cultivated the way I wanted, without attention to decor or decorum. I let my garden run wild in a way that horrifies most landscape designers.
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“The pace had quickened! The stage was set!” Lovers of celebrity gossip already have much to celebrate in the new year.
“The pace had quickened! The stage was set!” Lovers of celebrity gossip already have much to celebrate in the new year.
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Rome intends to rebuild the floor of the Colosseum, restoring the trap doors and elevators that accessed a labyrinth of tunnels.
Rome intends to rebuild the floor of the Colosseum, restoring the trap doors and elevators that accessed a labyrinth of tunnels.
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“To find yourself in a landscape, unable to walk—or walk far—is to feel exposed.”
Poet Alex Finlay has been blogging elegantly (“On Not Walking,” parts one and two) about his struggle to recover from the coronavirus.
Coronavirus has, once again, collapsed my cycle, scratching my lungs and tightening my heart. Six months in and there’s no easing, no medical explanation, and no official medication – only the remedies I find on chat rooms and pay for myself.
Walks have diminished to walklets. My legs ache as if I’d run a half-marathon.
I tried taking a walklet each day, to the lamppost over the road, then as far as the birch, 100 yards, and next day on to the pine, 103 yards. It hasn’t worked. The breath isn’t there.
Here’s a related poem looking at the brighter side of things: W.S. Merwin’s “To the New Year.”
so this is the sound of you
here and now whether or not
anyone hears it this is
where we have come with our age
our knowledge such as it is
and our hopes such as they are
invisible before us
untouched and still possible
Patricia Lockwood, reporting from Georgia, writes about the personal rituals she’s followed to remove the president from office.
Certain fetishistic gestures were weighed and discarded. I had the idea to post a picture of Thom Yorke’s Normal Brother on Twitter the morning of the election for good luck.
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With Prop 22 on the books, Albertsons and Vons replace unionized delivery drivers with Instacart and gig workers.
With Prop 22 on the books, Albertsons and Vons replace unionized delivery drivers with Instacart and gig workers.
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Violinists synchronizing while wearing noise-cancelling headphones show how human networks differ from other types of networks.
Violinists synchronizing while wearing noise-cancelling headphones show how human networks differ from other types of networks.
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Create a Sol LeWitt-style cutout between street addresses.
Create a Sol LeWitt-style cutout between street addresses.
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The average colors of various bodies in our solar system.
The average color of some solar system objects. Measured spectra converted to CIE XYZ converted to sRGB. pic.twitter.com/2whxPycPM1
— Donald Mitchell (@DonaldM38768041) January 2, 2021
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