Happy eclipse day. We here at DWMC will be back up and running tomorrow morning, but in the meantime spend your morning reading Annie Dillard’s 1982 essay “Total Eclipse.”
Jay Baron Nicorvo discusses his debut novel, The Standard Grand, how easy it is for civilians to forget about soldiers and veterans, and his longstanding love of animals.
Another day another clue about a doomed expedition through the Northwest Passage. Here’s your midcentury New York photography for the day. India wants to bring you the world’s longest river.…