The first three days of the Trash Emergency were cloaked in gloom. We weren’t under a watch. We were in a warning. Not exactly despair, but resignation set in, as though sheltering in the basement and sprinkling the children with … Continued
F. Scott Fitzgerald fans across the globe are celebrating the centennial of “The Great Gatsby” this year. From Princeton University, Fitzgerald’s alma mater, to the French Riviera, where he worked on the novel, this milestone anniversary will be marked with … Continued
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of “The Great Gatsby” on Thursday, a handful of F. Scott Fitzgerald enthusiasts will read the entire novel aloud at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. Published on April 10, 1925, “Gatsby” is the … Continued
Reports of Powassan virus, a potentially fatal tick-borne illness that can have permanent neurological effects, are increasing across the country, including in Minnesota, which had 14 confirmed cases in 2024. Though the aggressive and quickly transmissible virus is rare, public … Continued
There is a new global war raging, and the West is losing. It is not the war in Ukraine, though that is the most visible front. It is the fierce but largely unrecognized global war in the cognitive domain, where … Continued