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We need to rewild the climate; rewinding atmospheric carbon levels and global average temperatures to pre-industrial times. For what it's worth, check out my take on news, events and observations in the sphere of global heating and climate breakdown here. No thanksncG1vNJzZmiamaG5rq%2FGrqCrnV6owqO%2F05qapGaTpLpw

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Just the quickest update for August. Wishing you all a lovely and restful long weekend. Got around to making and sharing this corn, miso, & mascarpone pasta and it was everything I dreamed—sweet, salty, a little earthy, with the silkiest finish from a few generous dollops of mascarpone. And a huge hit with the kids. Share Thinking of ways to make it a little more streamlined for weekday dinners, but Deb’s broccoli, cheddar & rice casserole was filling, tasty, and satisfyingly full of greens.

If the bomb drops And I’m riding the Staten Island Ferry, Give me time to spit in the water. If the bomb drops And I’m on top Of the Empire State Building, Give me time To toss a penny Off the observation deck. If the bomb drops And I’m approaching the subway, Let me have a chance To jump the turnstile. If the bomb drops And I’m walking down Fifth Avenue

This might be a weird admission, but I always thought Caroline Polachek was super tall. This probably has something to do with the persona she cultivates in her music videos — poised, graceful, and elegantly intimidating. But when I saw her perform live last weekend, the opposite seemed true — The set for her tour is massive and imposing: a huge, makeshift mountain that looms over the popstar as her soaring voice sets sail.

Blue Chips, released in February of 1994 — 30 years ago this week — was best known as the film debut of then-young NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal, in which he was paired with Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway, his then-teammate with the Orlando Magic.  On top of that, the film represented something of a then-radical critique of the structure of big-time college sports. It’s taken a while, but the real world has come around to the film’s point of view.

At least once a year something goes awry with the laptop, thumb drives, and Microsoft Word.  With my deadline approaching, I did a final once-over of the weekly diatribe. Trying to open the file, Microsoft Word abruptly informed me: “Sorry, we could not find your file. Was it moved, renamed, or deleted?” Nope. Perhaps you’ve experienced the same?   A second attempt revealed more disturbing news: “Word was unable to read this document.

New York City’s Metropolitan Correctional Center is seen in this undated photo. (Credit: Jim Henderson)In 2021, the New York City Comptroller revealed the cost of incarceration has grown to more than $556,000 per person each year. That's over $1,500 each day to lock up just one person. The Comptroller's findings show New York City "is spending more and more to incarcerate fewer and fewer individuals." The analysis shows a 15 per cent decline in the average number of incarcerated individuals in New York City between 2011 and 2021.

Issue #108 Five years ago the very idea of someone winning both the batting and pitching triple crowns—in their careers, let alone in one season—would have seemed preposterous. But Shohei Ohtani's continued performance in recent years is making many ridiculous questions now at least worth considering. I'll admit the traditional "Triple Crowns" aren't seen as they once were, because a few of the component statistics in each are no longer held with such high reverence.