That has to be quite a trip browsing through those archives.

“Most of them aren’t making a career out of this—they’re just still here.”
— Captain Washburn, by way of John McPhee, Looking for a Ship

Dire wolf, or Colossal misrepresentation? A biotechnology company called Colossal Biosciences claims to have resurrected the dire wolf, a species that went extinct over 10,000 years ago.

If you haven't already had enough of so-called dire wolves, I do think considering how this story blew up is of interest.

Namely, how did at least three long detail-rich feature stories about the so-called dire wolves drop on the same day? And what were they missing

thebulletin.org/2025/04/dire...

Thoughtful piece Jessica.

Why He Kayaked Across the Atlantic at 70 (for the Third Time) (Published 2018) For Aleksander Doba, pitting himself against the wide-open sea — storms, sunstroke, monotony, hunger and loneliness — is a way to feel alive in old age.

The most prolific Atlantic paddler was likely Aleksander Doba who made the crossing three times before his passing in 2021. His third, at the age of 70, launched from a lighthouse in New Jersey near where I grew up. This fantastic NYT Mag story by Elizabeth Weil chronicled Doba: t.ly/QrpOq.

Kayaker Cyril Derreumaux is already 12 days and some 300 nautical miles into his attempt to paddle solo 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. If successful he won't be the first known person to do so in the 20th or 21st century but about the fifth depending how you define a very short list.