Russell Patterson, “Where there’s smoke there’s fire.” Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. I’d never heard of Ursula Parrott when McNally Editions introduced me to Ex-Wife, the author’s 1929 novel about a young woman who suddenly finds herself suspended in the caliginous space between matrimony and divorce. The first thing I wondered was where it had been all my life. Ex-Wife rattles with ghosts and loss and lonely New York apartments, with men who change their minds and change them again, with people and places that assert their permanence by the very fact that they’re gone and they’re never coming back. Originally published anonymously, Ex-Wife stirred immediate controversy for Parrott’s frank depiction of her heroine, Patricia, a woman whose allure does...
If plastic pollution continues to rise, it is estimated that by 2050 there will be more plastic in Earth’s oceans by weight than fish. (Google Images) During Earth Week 2023, Earth Day Network organizers focus their attention on plastic pollution: Plastic pollution is one of the most visible sources of pollution. We see plastics everywhere in our daily lives and those same plastics, more often than not, end up harming our Earth’s waterways, natural landscapes and ecosystem health. The use of plastics is also increasing at a rapid rate. It’s hard to believe that three-quarters of all the plastic that exists on Earth today was made after 1990 — the year many of us were first learning about the...
If plastic pollution continues to rise, it is estimated that by 2050 there will be more plastic in Earth’s oceans by weight than fish. (Google Images) During Earth Week 2023, Earth Day Network organizers focus their attention on plastic pollution: Plastic pollution is one of the most visible sources of pollution. We see plastics everywhere in our daily lives and those same plastics, more often than not, end up harming our Earth’s waterways, natural landscapes and ecosystem health. The use of plastics is also increasing at a rapid rate. It’s hard to believe that three-quarters of all the plastic that exists on Earth today was made after 1990 — the year many of us were first learning about the...
For this edition of Shift Diaries, we’ve headed to our nation’s capital. No matter who’s in the Oval Office, Washington, D.C., is a city that loves to drink, with co-workers gathering for happy hours, university students and convention attendees hanging out at bars, and residents from across the DMV area grabbing cocktails as part of a night out featuring dinner or a show. D.C. bars have also increasingly been offering non-alcoholic options to make sure no one feels left out of the social scene. We talked to four bartenders working across the city about what a typical Friday night is like as they sling cocktails, pour shots, and set the mood with custom playlists. Name: Taylor Macchia Age: 22 Location:...
5.11 has supplanted itself in the market as a provider of a wide variety of gear and has really made the term tactical even more mainstream in the last few years. Providing everything from workout shorts and sandbags to hiking backpacks and combat pants they really do have their fingers in many markets these days. I previously reviewed their iconic Rush 24-pack and was delighted when they offered me their new LV18 Backpack 2.0 30L for a review. The 5.11® LV18 Backpack 2.0 30L was provided by 5.11 for this review and while I am allowed to keep the product indefinitely, this will not change my opinion on this product or any of 5.11’s current or past offerings. While I have...
