Jimmy Buffett, Roguish Bard of Island Escapism, Is Dead at 76
Mr. Buffett’s 1974 release “Living and Dying in ¾ Time” included a version of the comedian Lord Buckley’s “God’s Own Drunk.” “Come Monday,” a lovelorn track from the record, became…
Europe’s Boars Still Hold Radioactivity. What Surprised Scientists Is Why.
Although scientists have long known that flora and fauna in Central Europe still carry traces of radiation stemming from the 1986 meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine,…
Has New York City Reached Peak Lanternfly?
There are many ways to kill a spotted lanternfly. One is the classic stomp: raising a foot high before hammering it into the sidewalk and hopefully flattening one of the…
A Brutal Path Forward, Village by Village
The mission for the Ukrainian unit was to take a single house, in a village that is only a speck on the map but was serving as a stronghold for…
How Economists Distorted Economic Theory to Help Big Companies Get Bigger | naked capitalism
Yves here. I felt like slapping my forehead when this post explained the sleight of hand neoclassical economists and their legal allies performed in getting courts to buy off on…
The Other Option for Containing Trump | naked capitalism
Your humble blogger isn’t keen about having to broach the topic on what might be the next step on the Democratic party escalation ladder in its war against Trump. But…
Danelo Cavalcante: Convicted murderer escapes from Pennsylvania prison
Danelo Cavalcante was sentenced to life last week for killing an ex-girlfriend in front of her children.
DeSantis Super PAC’s Urgent Plea to Donors: ‘We Need 50 Million Bucks’
As the donors prepared to watch the first debate, Mr. Roe forecast who might attack Mr. DeSantis or anyone else. To watch “Mike Pence attack somebody, that’d be kind of…
Student Loan Payments Are Due Again. Here Are 5 Things to Know.
After about 42 months, the student loan payment hiatus is officially ending: Interest on federal loans begins accruing again in September, and monthly payments will become due in October. Many…
A Quest Inspired by the Pandemic Seed Shortage and a ‘Primal Fear’
When the pandemic lockdowns began, Jennifer Jewell, a garden writer and podcaster, was traveling on an East Coast speaking tour. She and her partner, John Whittlesey, planned to be away…