Guardians of the Saguaro

from The Wall Street Journal Secretive Society Keeps Watch Over Arizona’s Holy Grail of Cactus Members of the Crested Saguaro Society guard the location of rare specimens in the Sonoran Desert, a task made more urgent by population growth By Eliza Collins Members of...

Dudamel to NY Phil

from NPR N.Y. Philharmonic chief looks to Gustavo ‘Dudamel era’ after historic appointment By Olivia Hampton, Leila Fadel When the New York Philharmonic’s current music director, Jaap van Zweden, announced he would be leaving his post next year,...

God Bless Manure

from The Guardian Brown gold: the great American manure rush begins by Jessica Fu Hundreds of dairy farms across California have sold the rights to their manure to energy producers. Illustration: Ricardo Cavolo/The Guardian The energy industry is turning waste from...

The Old Man In The Amber

from My Modern Met 30 Million-Year-Old Praying Mantis Is Preserved in Pristine Piece of Amber By Jessica Stewart Picture courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.HA.com Embedded within a clear piece of amber, a small praying mantis sits at attention, frozen forever in time....

Paco Rabanne Gone

from The Hollywood Reporter Paco Rabanne, Spanish-Born Designer Synonymous With a Space-Age Aesthetic and Best-Selling Perfumes, Dies at 88 His death was confirmed by Spanish group Puig, which controls the Paco Rabanne fashion house and fragrance business....

Zevon Rocks

from InsideHook Warren Zevon Is Finally Nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Thanks to Billy Joel Joel sent a letter to the nominating committee urging them to consider the late singer-songwriter BY BONNIE STIERNBERG On Wednesday morning, the Rock and Roll...