For the underemployed — now. Right after Labor Day. The kids have gone back to school, the Austrians have gone home, the drones have returned to their cubicles — the trails are yours, if you so choose. Here's a new loop I'm checking out, starting Tuesday, featuring Deadman's Canyon, which I have heard from reliableContinue reading “Best time to hike in the Sierra”
Author Archives: Kit Stolz
Congress cuts weather satellite funding in disastrous year
The weather in these United States has been truly frightful in the last couple of years, as this graph — provided to Congress with testimony from NOAA administrator Kathryn Sullivan last month — illustrates: [The graph shows the number of events from last year, but this year will be worse, Sullivan said] Yet as theContinue reading “Congress cuts weather satellite funding in disastrous year”
America’s top climatologist arrested at White House
Wish I could have been there to report on the tar sands protests, but… Solve Climate News: What is motivating you to travel to the White House and risk arrest? James Hansen: Einstein said to think and not act is a crime. If we understand the situation, we must try to make it clear. IContinue reading “America’s top climatologist arrested at White House”
Hurricane Irene disappoints jaded New Yorkers
In the aftermath of the hurricane, came complaints about hype: Was Hurricane Irene a disappointment? Media analyst Howard Kurtz says yes. After all, Irene wasn't even a hurricane when it made landfall in NYC. Other New Yorkers are equally dismissive: A NYC gossip site called Irene The Sudden Sex Celebrity without Much Bang. Scallywag wrote: Continue reading “Hurricane Irene disappoints jaded New Yorkers”
How to handle a hurricane: Katherine Hepburn
Back when stars were stars, and knew how to deal. From Roger Ebert's ever-surprising Journal and Twitter feed. [Note: pick taken after the l938 hurricane that devastated Long Island.]
Please Hear This: African song of the year
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to interview Lesley Clark, the artist and philanthropist known for her great work with nomadic tribes such as the Wodaabe and the Tuareg. She's having her annual "North African market" sale this Saturday at her gallery, with a presentation with the doctor who oversees the medical clinic sheContinue reading “Please Hear This: African song of the year”
Nakedness and freedom, by a playwright and a poet
Before he became a famous writer, while living at home and working a menial job under the thumb of his cruel father, Tennessee Williams dreamed of freedom. He wrote: Now I’m back “home”. Which isn’t quite true. The world is my home. That is what I’ve just found out… but just the same I’ve gotContinue reading “Nakedness and freedom, by a playwright and a poet”
Jeff Masters: Irene on track to hit New York City
Dr. Jeff Masters: Irene is forecast to move to the northwest, passing over the northwest Bahamas by Thursday evening, then curving to the northeast. Irene then makes landfall in the US near or at the Outer Banks Saturday afternoon, then traveling along the mid-Atlantic coastline of the US. Sunday, Irene may make secondary landfall anywhereContinue reading “Jeff Masters: Irene on track to hit New York City”
Gladwell: Owning an NBA team like owning a Van Gogh
From a fascinating new longform site devoted mostly to sports, Grantland, the famous analyst and writer Malcolm Gladwell argues: Pro sports teams are a lot like works of art. Forbes magazine annually estimates the value of every professional franchise, based on standard financial metrics like operating expenses, ticket sales, revenue, and physical assets like stadiums.Continue reading “Gladwell: Owning an NBA team like owning a Van Gogh”
Poll: Rick Perry disses climate science, loses moderates
The governor of Texas, Rick Perry, has jumped into the race for the Republican nomination for President, and — according to Public Policy Polling — instantly made it a two-person race. They say he's looking like "the favorite" for the nomination. This has alarmed moderate Republicans, all three or four of them, including Mitt RomneyContinue reading “Poll: Rick Perry disses climate science, loses moderates”
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