Today David Brooks nominated some worthy magazine pieces to remember from 2008, but surely all living writers of 2008 were trumped by the magnificent essay published in last week's New Yorker by Mark Twain, The Privilege of the Grave, the opening to which you can read below. No short writing could be more to theContinue reading “The Privilege of the Grave: essay of the year”
Monthly Archives: January 2009
A Day for Firewood
A chore I secretly enjoy is gathering firewood. Especially at this time of year, during dry periods, when it's relatively warm, bug-free, gorgeous amidst the fallen leaves and the weathered stones. Spent the day stomping around the creekbed, sectioning a fallen sycamore trunk with brief bursts from a roaring chainsaw, carrying the sections up intoContinue reading “A Day for Firewood”
Church of England Invests in Al Gore
And not a token amount, either — more than $200 million, according to Religous Intelligence: The Church of England’s Church Commissioners have gone green, investing £150 million with former US Vice-President Al Gore’s environmentally minded investment firm, Generation Investment Management. The First Church Estates Commissioner, Andreas Whittam Smith reported that in late September the CommissionersContinue reading “Church of England Invests in Al Gore”
Kit Stolz 