Jon Paul Steuer, an Amazing Restauranteur
Reflection on Jon Steuer's Harvest restaurant which few of his fans have heard about.
Librarian Builds Little Free Library Inside a Tree Stump
When I launched Portland Wild last fall as a map driven guide to Portland’s urban wilderness, a number of people asked me why I included public street art, the city’s heritage trees and Little Free Libraries. I don’t think I’d...
Mary Oliver — Rest in Peace
Eric Holthaus reminding us of Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
Aeromexico Highlights Mexican Descendants in the South with DNA Discounts
In case you missed it, Aeromexico wanted southerners to realize that many of them are descendants of Mexican ancestry. The airline produced an ad which tested a handful of bigoted MAGA southerners and gave them a percent discount equivalent to...
Dalai Lama on Helping Others
Our visit to this planet is short, so we should use our time meaningfully, which we can do by helping others wherever possible. And if we cannot help others, at least we should try not to create pain and suffering...
Archangel is Replanting Giant Sequoia and Redwood Trees
While the speed of climate change and global warming presents the need for immediate action, I appreciate long term tactics working steadily to preserve our ecosystem. The Archangel Ancient Tree Archive obtains DNA from both intact and fallen Sequoias and...
Vanishing in the Digital Age – Evan Ratliff at Picnic
I came across this presentation by Evan Ratliff about Wired’s Vanish contest. I’d never seen and it was nice to hear him share the story. Ratliff has had a big year, his startup publishing platform Atavist was acquired by WordPress’s...