Captain Cook’s (Mis)adventures

Reviewing the troublesome debate about the great mariner of imperial Britain. By Chris Lowry.

Human Places We Know

Way down here from way up there. Images from the European

The Russian Preoccupation with Historicism

How to understand a man who appears to be acting out of

In and Out with the Hiking Muse

In and out with the hiking muse. By Julia Lockhart.

Much Depends on the Beehive

Providing clues to changes in an important ecological

Trickster, Scavenger, Discoverer of light

A long poem sequence about forms of resistance, survival,

A Last Word on Tomato Sauce

As a parting gift he left us the instructions. By Brian

When a Thin Place Discovers Us

On bumping up against the unknowable. By Edward O'Connor.

Landscape Photography From On High

Where we live — from the photo gallery of the European

On Moving, Again

Picking up, going to live somewhere else . . . and what

A Harvest of Beauty & Intrigue

The keen eye celebrates details in the landscape.

A Thinker to Help us Through Fraught Times

A film about Gregory Bateson's systemic mindset proves his

Simplest Chicken Mole Verde Recipe Ever! (Maybe)

An easy version of a classic Mexican dish — one of Oaxaca's