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How a flood from 100 years ago tested the government’s ability to respond to climate change
Trump’s EPA allowed Big Agriculture to poison Americans; a court just told them to stop
Land shark? Why more shark encounters are likely coming and how “humans are not on the menu”
My Apology to a Civil War Veteran
Today marks a sad occasion. Exactly 136 years ago, a veteran who was injured serving his country during the Civil War was humiliated by a president... a man who had hired a substitute. The Civil War veteran was Alfred Denny. During his time of service, he was thrown forward on his horse and injured his side against the saddle. It was a debilitating injury and he asked for a pension. President...
Review for “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”
As a film critic, I try to have an open mind about the movies that I watch and rewatch. In the case of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” — not the 1974 classic directed by Tobe Hooper, but the 2003 cult classic directed by Marcus Nispel — I return to the flick again and again because it feels like a fable.When I watch “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” it is as if I’m being transported back to a...