BY MELISSA GODIN, JUL 25, 2023 “Often a disaster can push a farmer over the already-thin margin or edge that existed.” PHOTO BY PIXDELUXE/GETTY IMAGESWhen Mike Rosmann, an Iowa farmer and psychologist, heard his phone ring on a spring morning in 2019, he knew he had to answer. In the previous four months, his state had experienced the wettest period in its recorded history; farmers in the region were in crisis. A week
Signs of the drastic—and in some cases irreversible—changes that humans have made to the climate are now impossible to ignore. SABRINA WEISS MATT REYNOLDS MARIA PAULA ESCOBAR-TELLOAUG 17, 2023ILLUSTRATION: STOCKTREK IMAGES: WIREDTHE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL on Climate Change (IPCC) does not mince its words when describing the disastrous effect that humans are having on the planet. “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed
August 29, 2023 Zach HarrisSpiral BoundOpeningFriday Sep 1, 20236 - 9pmDatesSept 1 - Oct 7Wed - Sat12 - 6pm"Zach Harris is a master of tromp l’oeil and its opposite, for which there is no word that I’m aware of; that is, the ability to make a three-dimensional surface appear flat. This sleight of paint triggers our imagination to come on in because the coast looks clear. Not so fast! These charming, insouciant paintings will take you on a jostling
You have enlightened nature, says Pema Khandro Rinpoche. If you truly know that, you’ll always be kind to yourself.BY PEMA KHANDRO RINPOCHE, AUGUST 28, 2023 Photo by Eric Ward.When people talk about daily practice, they usually mean doing silent meditation, a ritual, or mantra recitation. These are important parts of our daily practice, but there is another crucial dimension: it is being kind to our own body-mind. This is a method
The closest, brightest full moon of 2023 is also the second full moon in August. Here's how to see it. By Jamie Carter, August 24, 2023The biggest and brightest full moon of 2023 will rise on Aug. 30, and its strange name deserves an explanation. Called a "blue supermoon," it is the result of three lunar phenomena happening at once.The "blue" supermoon's name has nothing to do with the moon's color. In fact, it will actually be orange.
