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Coronation Day: Macy’s Meets Oasis

Coronation Day: Macy’s Meets Oasis

May 6 — I'm in London this rainy morning. And watching the coronation is a little like watching the Macy's Day Parade, if it was hosted by the Church of England. No one is lip syncing Frozen. But it still feels over the top. William & Harry are the Liam and Noel Galligher of Buckingham Palace — with William as Noel doing both parts...
The Botanist Is A Plant Podcast

The Botanist Is A Plant Podcast

Looking for a good 18th Century spy story? This podcast is based on my story in the July/August issue of Smithsonian Magazine.
Cardinals Have No Teeth — and other things you learn birdwatching online

Cardinals Have No Teeth — and other things you learn birdwatching online

I realized I had to change my browser preferences so Google News isn't the first thing I see. Instead...
New: Why Can’t We All Be Friends?

New: Why Can’t We All Be Friends?

A podcast discussion, based on the adjacent piece, about the future of reconciliation in America.
A Bull Story

A Bull Story

Back in the day, Penthouse sent me to Las Vegas to interview Bodacious, the meanest rodeo bull who ever lived. I found him on display in a Home Depot parking lot. What could go wrong?
When Your Beat Cop Talks About Wanting A Race War

When Your Beat Cop Talks About Wanting A Race War

A dispatch from Wilmington about this city's ongoing struggle to once and for all put its notorious past in the past.