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Through a Grid, Darkly

Adrienne Raphel Los Angeles Review of Books
This book, writes reviewer Raphel, "is both a memoir and a cultural analysis of American crosswords from the 1910s through the 2010s."

food

Assessing Seafood’s Potential To Reduce Global Hunger, Improve Health

Harvard T. H. Chan Newsletter Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Aquatic foods have been instrumental in creating healthy and sustainable diets in many regions across the world. They can compensate for diminishing land on which to cultivate food for growing populations.

poetry

War News

Beau Beausoleil Agitate! Journal
San Francisco poet Beau Beausoleil writes a poem each day during the current war in Gaza.

books

Taking a Hammer to It

Jeremy Hsu New Scientist
An eye-opening read traces today’s collective rage against big tech back to the Luddite uprising the industrial revolution.

food

Moving Into the Agrihood

Kirsten Lie-Nielsen Modern Farmer
Planned, farm-centered neighborhoods are on the rise in the United States, offering farm-to-table food and a strong community for residents.The Urban Land Institute considers agrihoods a possible solution to several issues in the US housing market.
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