Mike Shanahan

1 month ago | jasonanthony.substack.com | Jason Anthony |Mike Shanahan

Hello everyone:As always, please remember to scroll past the end of the essay to read some curated Anthropocene news. Now on to this week’s writing:Heather and I were stopped short a few days ago, on a long walk through one of our favorite local conservation preserves. The trail was still icy and snowy in places, but where the Sun could reach it had melted or sublimated the snow and revealed the living city of soil and low plants that has been hidden from us for months.

Oct 31, 2024 | jasonanthony.substack.com | Jason Anthony |Mike Shanahan

Hello everyone:Just FYI, after a personal note, this piece swerves into and then settles on politics. I understand if that sounds exhausting, but here’s the good news: If you’ve already voted, you can cheerfully and guiltlessly peruse this fairly short essay, knowing you’ve done your part. As always, please remember to scroll past the end of the essay to read some curated Anthropocene news.

Oct 28, 2024 | thebharatexpressnews.com | Mike Shanahan

Zachary, who had long been bothered by a bite of metal, was told by his parents on Friday that he could leave fifth grade early because he had an orthodontist appointment to have his braces removed. The shaggy-haired 10-year-old thought he would be out of the chair in time to watch Game 1 of the World Series on TV. After all, Zachary had worn Dodgers gear to school, drawing from a wardrobe of several jerseys bearing the name of his favorite player, Freddie Freeman.

Oct 10, 2024 | jasonanthony.substack.com | Jason Anthony |Ayana Elizabeth Johnson |Mike Shanahan |Sam Matey

Hello everyone:This week I’m finally offering a piece that has been simmering for a while, a fully rewritten essay from two years ago. Perhaps I should be talking about the crises of the visible world - the violent swirling of hurricanes and politics - but am instead inviting you behind the biological curtain into the world of microbes, whose planet this really is. As always, please remember to scroll past the end of the essay to read some curated Anthropocene news.

Oct 2, 2024 | thebharatexpressnews.com | Mike Shanahan

Only four teams have leaned more on their bullpen this season than the Dodgers, whose relievers have played a combined 648 innings — an average of four innings per game — and may have to carry a heavier workload if the team wants to make a deep run in October.