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Why a Bay Area professor left California permanently for Iceland www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Why a Bay Area professor left California permanently for Iceland
"The Westfjords are the best fjords."
www.sfgate.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Why a Bay Area professor left California permanently for Iceland www.sfgate.com/national-par...
another missive from me! please read and subscribe, and feel free to share! open.substack.com/pub/fjordlig...
Where Am I, part 3
Heading into the season of darkness…
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
another missive from me! please read and subscribe, and feel free to share! open.substack.com/pub/fjordlig...
this "plan" is utterly shameful -- there's no other word for it:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
this "plan" is utterly shameful -- there's no other word for it:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
hey, that's me! delighted to have my polas featured on this very cool analog photography site:
analogaesthetics.com/polaroids-pi...
analogaesthetics.com/polaroids-pi...
Polaroids From the Westfjords by Laura Alice Watt
An American photographer finds permanence in Iceland's most remote region.
analogaesthetics.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
hey, that's me! delighted to have my polas featured on this very cool analog photography site:
analogaesthetics.com/polaroids-pi...
analogaesthetics.com/polaroids-pi...
um, yes:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 AM
um, yes:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
such good news to wake up to: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
The Democrats Just Took a Big Step Toward Getting Their Groove Back
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
such good news to wake up to: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
sad face:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
sad face:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
holding my breath over this one: www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
If the Voting Rights Act Falls
The Supreme Court appears ready to hobble the landmark civil-rights law. What does that mean for Black voters, democracy, and control of Congress?
www.theatlantic.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
holding my breath over this one: www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
excellent long review of this historic moment: grapevine.is/mag/feature/...
Fifty Years Later, Push For Equality Continues: Remembering The Strike That Stopped The Nation
On October 24, 1975, 90 percent of women all around Iceland went on strike. Twenty-five thousand of them gathered on...
grapevine.is
October 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
excellent long review of this historic moment: grapevine.is/mag/feature/...
at last! way back in January I applied for permanent residency here in Iceland (the equivalent of the US’s green card) — and it’s finally been approved!!!! i am so so SO relieved and excited!!
October 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
at last! way back in January I applied for permanent residency here in Iceland (the equivalent of the US’s green card) — and it’s finally been approved!!!! i am so so SO relieved and excited!!
heartbreaking but beautifully made short film, many familiar faces: youtu.be/T1NCnwc8k1o?...
Leaving the Point
YouTube video by Los Angeles Times
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 6:50 AM
heartbreaking but beautifully made short film, many familiar faces: youtu.be/T1NCnwc8k1o?...
I missed this essay when it was first published, but so glad to read it today:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
Opinion | Civility Is a Fantasy
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I missed this essay when it was first published, but so glad to read it today:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
yesssssss I so needed this conversation today: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...
Opinion | A Breath of Fresh Air With Brian Eno
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
yesssssss I so needed this conversation today: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...
attempting to re-start my newsletter - please check it out and subscribe and/or comment!
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Where Am I, Part 1
and attempting to re-re-start this newsletter!
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October 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
attempting to re-start my newsletter - please check it out and subscribe and/or comment!
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revolting
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump says US cities should be ‘training grounds for our military’ in incendiary speech
President gave address after defense chief Pete Hegseth decried racial and gender diversity efforts in the military
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
revolting
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
so important:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
so important:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...
unnerving:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Nato to step up vigilance in Baltic Sea region after drones spotted over military bases
Move comes after new drone sightings near major military installations in Denmark and Norway
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
unnerving:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
well done, delegates
A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.
September 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
well done, delegates
glad no one was driving by at the wrong moment: www.ruv.is/english/2025...
Huge boulder falls onto Ísafjörður road - RÚV.is
RÚV.is
www.ruv.is
September 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
glad no one was driving by at the wrong moment: www.ruv.is/english/2025...
such a powerful and heartbreaking conversation:
youtu.be/dMj3GM2Xae0?...
youtu.be/dMj3GM2Xae0?...
Nikole Hannah-Jones on '1619,’ Trump and the Power of Dissent in 2025
YouTube video by Cannonball with Wesley Morris
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
such a powerful and heartbreaking conversation:
youtu.be/dMj3GM2Xae0?...
youtu.be/dMj3GM2Xae0?...
illustrative:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t
Life in Venezuela was deceptively mundane. Then everything collapsed.
www.theatlantic.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
illustrative:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...