By noreply@blogger.com (Newsrust) Other waters “rush in,” they say, though the sea seems deathly calm. We hear that “human aspirations, dreams and plans” have sunk with all the “temporary houses rented for temporary lives rented” and “all the pharmacies drowned”. These references, delivered as dreamy asides, echo Kline’s indictment of the American dream, consumerism, housing […]
By noreply@blogger.com (Newsrust) THE INSECT CRISIS: The fall of the small empires that rule the world, by Olivier Milman Anyone who owns a car has collected data on the decline of insects. Entomologists call it the “windshield effect,” a relatable metric neatly summed up in one question: When was the last time you had to […]
By noreply@blogger.com (Newsrust) It’s probably safe to say that Herbert Blomstedt won’t be the New York Philharmonic’s next music director. When Jaap van Zweden leaves the orchestra in the spring of 2024, Blomstedt will soon be 96 years old. Who would want to take charge of an orchestra at this age? Which isn’t to say […]