In the NY Times: Roberto Calasso, Renaissance Man of Letters, Dies at 80 A Florentine by birth, he was a polymath as an author and publisher (Kafka, Verdic philosophy, Greek mythology) who reached a wide international readership. In “The Art of the Publisher,” his reflections on his decades in publishing, Mr. Calasso was diffident about … [Read more…]
The Guardian, again, posts some good information about the Anthropocene effects on climate in Climate emissions shrinking the stratosphere, scientists reveal. Thinning indicates profound impact of humans and could affect satellites and GPS. Meanwhile, on the NYTimes, another study showing that the increase of CO2 is causing a thinning via loss of density in the … [Read more…]
On September 11, 2016, our local newspaper published an article on the misadventures of the VERNA A II, a 56 foot fishing boat out of Fort Bragg, California. The article caught my fancy. A few days later, September 13, 2016, slightly more amusing article was published due to the efforts of its owner, Roy Underwood, … [Read more…]