A City and Garden of Subdued Excitement

A City and Garden of Subdued Excitement

  I flew to Seattle a few weeks ago to visit my daughter Molly and her family in Bellingham, Washington—a two-hour drive north of Seattle. Give me Liberty took flight from Louisville stripped of masks and loaded with—I worried—highly transmissible subvariants. A mind-numbing, COVID-incubating slog through airports, and buckled into packed planes, ended 23 hours … Read more

Herpes Weed and the Curse of a Garden’s Promiscuity

Herpes Weed and the Curse of a Garden’s Promiscuity

  There was an illuminating Patti Smith Instagram post on August 19th entitled: “This is weeding.” The poet, musician, author, and activist had returned from a European concert tour and found her garden in Rockaway, Queens, New York, as you might expect—worrisome. “…I have no problem with the weeds, but they got a little forest … Read more

Ship owner cut corners on repairs before deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, US says in $100M lawsuit

Ship owner cut corners on repairs before deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, US says in 0M lawsuit

BALTIMORE — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department alleged Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the … Read more