Gwynne Dyer: India, Pakistan & the Impacts of a Regional Nuclear War OPINION: Last Tuesday, August 16, marking the 75th anniversary of Indian independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to turn India into a developed country within the next 25 years. If all goes well, that could actually come to pass, but it would have … Continue reading India, Pakistan & the Risk of Regional Nuclear War
The Guardian — August 20, 2022 Diet for a hotter climate: 5 plants that could help feed the world As the planet warms, these five drought-tolerant and highly nutritious crops offer hope for greater resiliency Cecilia Nowell Supported byAbout this content Over the course of human history, scientists believe that humans have cultivated more than … Continue reading Hello, Cowpeas — haven’t we met before — before the, you know, disaster?
Don’t Sweat Georgia, Rudy, You’re Not Gonna Dye . . .Oh, Wait! Look! He signed the the “Inflation (of Dark Brandon’s Reputation)” Act. What Do We Do Now??? Quick — Change the Subject! It’s all the fault of Hillary—err, I … Continue reading Cartoons for the Weekend
The Column: 08.19.22 Garrison Keillor Aug 19 It was a week of crazy change, a couple of big wallops, and here I am still standing, head bowed but marching forward. An ace ophthalmologist broke the news that my dimming eyesight is the result of glaucoma, which makes me grateful that I’m 80 because if I … Continue reading Damn. Garrison is Definitely Losing it. I’ll Let Him Break the Bad News
NOTE: I was not much of a fan of Frederick Buechner, a writer who died last week at 96. I tried his quartet of novels about a semi-charlatan-but-maybe-a-saint preacher in Florida, but Buechner lost me with his character’s name, Leo Bebb, which is bar none the most uneuphonious & off-putting monicker in my experience of … Continue reading Frederick Buechner: Religious Novelist