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How a Single Mother Brought an Entire Species Back from the Brink of Extinction – The Marginalian
4 weeks ago
How a Single Mother Brought an Entire Species Back from the Brink of Extinction – The Marginalian
This essay is adapted from Traversal. “In the great chain of cause and effect,” Alexander von Humboldt wrote as he…
The Science of Entropy and the Art of Alternative Endings – The Marginalian
4 weeks ago
The Science of Entropy and the Art of Alternative Endings – The Marginalian
This essay and poem are now part of the Universe in Verse book. In 1865 — a year before the…
An Illustrated Ode to Life’s Lasts – The Marginalian
4 weeks ago
An Illustrated Ode to Life’s Lasts – The Marginalian
The great cruelty of life, and also its great mercy, is that only hindsight ever knows each last — the…
Weekend Favorites: new clutter research + how to enjoy a French Sunday
4 weeks ago
Weekend Favorites: new clutter research + how to enjoy a French Sunday
Weekend Favorites: new clutter research + how to enjoy a French Sunday – Be More with Less
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How to Bear Your Desolations – The Marginalian
4 weeks ago
How to Bear Your Desolations – The Marginalian
The morning after a relationship of depth and significance long bending under the weight of its own complexity had finally…
Artist and Philosopher Rockwell Kent’s Century-Old Meditations on Art and Life During Seven Months on a Small Alaskan Island – The Marginalian
August 19, 2026
Artist and Philosopher Rockwell Kent’s Century-Old Meditations on Art and Life During Seven Months on a Small Alaskan Island – The Marginalian
Not often — a handful of times in a lifetime, if you are lucky — you come upon a work…
The Difference Between Simplicity and Minimalism
August 19, 2026
The Difference Between Simplicity and Minimalism
The Difference Between Simplicity and Minimalism – Be More with Less
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Moonlight and the Magic of the Unnecessary – The Marginalian
August 19, 2026
Moonlight and the Magic of the Unnecessary – The Marginalian
Every night, for every human being that ever was and ever will be, the Moon rises to remind us how…
5 Relatable Things Keeping Your Home Cluttered
August 17, 2026
5 Relatable Things Keeping Your Home Cluttered
5 Relatable Things Keeping Your Home Cluttered – Be More with Less
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The Poetic Science of How Cicadas Sing – The Marginalian
August 17, 2026
The Poetic Science of How Cicadas Sing – The Marginalian
“The use of music,” Richard Powers wrote, “is to remind us how short a time we have a body” —…