In the spirit of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, here are a few winterizing suggestions of our own for the homeowners and homesteaders of Old Bonac.

The success of Netflix’s “A House of Dynamite,” about the 18 minutes preceding the destruction of Chicago in a nuclear attack, has renewed discussion about the profound danger of nuclear war.

Eelgrass has disappeared and warmer water has brought a certain parasite, but there is some hope.

Sometimes I have these memory visions in which I recapture for a moment very clearly the feeling of stability and permanence of American life in the late 20th century.