Captain Cook’s (Mis)adventures, Part 1

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

Saving Democracy, Town By Town

A former Town Supervisor in New York State shares her

Tin Can Banjo Man

Can musical instruments made from found objects find love?

Darwin and the Return of Disappeared Species

Bird species that Darwin catalogued in 1835 have

Staying with the Nature of Place

Living here or living there? . . . what can guide us in

Learning to Love Nuisance Plants

Learning to see the cosmos in a patch of vegetation. By

Art That Feeds the Planet

Breath by breath.

Harvesting Souls

Gathering believers with medical help and some persuasive

Come to a Fiesta for Death and Dying!

What Mexicans reap from a rigorous acceptance of mortality

Mortal Lessons, One by One

Ways of being with the dying that prepare us for our own

October is for Apple

Feisty cider, roasted sauce for pork shoulder, and a nutty

Wanting to Write Not Wanting to Write

Finding a recipe to help you write. By Marianne Rossant.

Leadership in Changing Times

Followers are having a say about who runs the show.