A Dark Sky Paints the Stars in a New Light

an insider essay on dark skies & reconnecting with a sense of cosmic wonder:

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Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it

The Mets | Nick Foretek “This question is really very surprising given the context.”

“As part of his compensation package, the building gives him a free apartment on the ground floor. In every room of this free apartment, the building super has mounted pictures of Martin Heidegger.”

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Fraser MacDonald · On Compost I sometimes wonder whether my love of compost is a response to the dispiriting cleanness of modern life – the spray’...

I got to write a short piece – On Compost – for the LRB.

(If you know me irl, you’ll understand that this is a happy thing)