Meet Jimothy, the raccoon shaped like a little ball
When Kiana Hall spotted something waddling across a Seattle field, she thought she was looking at “an orb with really long legs.” Then it turned…
Category: General Interest
Encouraging peonies
It’s time to plant (or transplant) peonies. Peonies should be planted about six weeks before the ground freezes. Early fall is perfect because it give…
About the Rolex Awards
The Rolex Awards began in 1976, when the watchmaker created them to mark the 50th anniversary of its first waterproof wristwatch, the Oyster. Meant as…
The woman who saved a forest and its species
The Niger Delta red colobus monkey lives in a swamp so dense and remote that scientists did not formally describe it until 1993. By 2021,…
A German fan came for the World Cup and fell for Buc-ee’s
The world came to North America for soccer this summer. One German tourist stayed for the gas stations. A young fan known online as “Freddy…
Build a Screened-In Porch Yourself
You should get a lot of enjoyment from even a small screened porch and it should add more resale value to your home than its material costs. With a patio in good condition, building a screened porch should be within the skill level of most do-it-yourselfers.
Every drug scourge ended the same way. Will this one?
The last time America faced an opioid epidemic on today’s scale, the typical addict wasn’t on the street. She was in the parlor. By 1895, according to the…
A German fan came for the World Cup and fell for Buc-ee’s
The world came to North America for soccer this summer. One German tourist stayed for the gas stations. A young fan known online as “Freddy the German”…
Secrets we lost forever
Trade secrets have one big drawback as a way to protect a product: when the secret-keeper dies, the product can die with them. Damascus steel is a famous…
How to control your lights with your voice
You get up in the middle of the night, still half asleep. The room is completely dark. Now where is the lamp? You can call forth light. A smart plug or a…