Links that may or may not be related to gardens, food, travel, nature, or heterotopias and liminal spaces but probably are. Sources in parentheses.
article: 5 Projects to Make Your Home Landscape More Eco-Friendly (Cathy Weston/Goldenrod Garden). Plant a native tree; replace bark mulch with living mulch; carve out an island bed for the lawn; add native perennials into existing beds; create a mess.
essay that I really resonate with: Speak: Blah blah blah. (Heather Havrilesky/Ask Molly). “When I say something that’s not quite normal in mixed company, all I’m really trying to express is: I think we can do more with this conversation. I have a lot more than just wisdom to offer …. I have digressive anecdotes … and looming questions about your current methods of prioritizing what’s important in your life. I have thoughts on eternity and permanence and the best hard cheeses to pack on a trip to the lake. … I have sweeping generalities and odd fashion initiatives and a lengthy analysis of the bad design elements of most upper-middle-class homes in the Southeast. … You only live once. For the love of god, be less boring.” (Beware bad words if they bother you.) Blah blah hurrah.
long article: Zzzzzzz (Mike Jay/London Review of Books). TL;DR: There are more than 80 diagnosable sleep disorders and no cure for most of them, but there’s a growing and lucrative marketplace of treatments for them while more evidence piles up suggesting that they have a genetic component.
quick video with a fun one-liner (Gino D’Acampo/digitalmediafan/YouTube).
essay/book review: Review of Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake: A trip through the mind-bending world of fungi (Sam Matey/The Weekly Anthropocene). “This book offers a broad overview of the current state of mycology (the study of fungi), with chapters covering fermentation, mind-altering psilocybin mushrooms, the mind-bending ecosystem/individuals that are lichens, the ‘radical mycologists’ working to solve major problems with fungi through mycoremediation and mycofabrication, and lots more. There’s a charming gonzo journalism quality to the book, as Dr. Sheldrake intersperses his discussions of fungal biology and ecology with visits to see these processes in action.” I’m in.
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