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A black and white photo of two lab-coated scientists of yesteryear, inecting yellow fever serum into four white mice.

Science

Mice, men, and the need for speed.

Two ways of looking at an interesting discovery.

20 Oct 2024
"Weekly Forecast" crows the rusty iron weathercock.

Forecast

Ostrich Weekly Forecast: Oct 14

It's magic mirror week!

14 Oct 2024
Padded vinyl train seats in the foreground, and the Olympia station out the window.

Travel

Night Train

Our publisher live-blogs an evening's journey by train.

13 Oct 2024
"Weekly Forecast," crows the rusty iron weathercock.

Forecast

Ostrich Weekly Forecast: Oct 7

Extended conditions of unusual randomness.

07 Oct 2024
A blue logo with white lettering, suspiciously like the logo of a hotel chain named a man who wasn't the president.

News

Howard Johnson and the Bright New Banner

A long tangent about cut-rate hotels, and news from the Ostrich staff retreat.

06 Oct 2024
The title "Ask a Goat God" with a harmles-seeming cartoon drawing of Pan with his flutes.

Advice

Guest Column: Ask a Goat God

A worthy stand-in takes the place of our temporarily indisposed Genie in Residence.

29 Sep 2024
A rustic signpost in a green forest, indicating Little Summit to the left, and Cold Spring to the right.

Health

Summer By the Numbers

Statistics from my Summer of Quantity

22 Sep 2024
Orange maple leaves close and far, with blue sky in the background.

Arts and Crafts

A New Tune for the Fall

A change of seasons brings a change of themes.

15 Sep 2024
A murderous orange tabby in the lawn, on its back, claws out.

Magazine

The Welcomest Murderer

A poem by Evelyn West, whose opinions aren't necessarily those of the publisher.

08 Sep 2024
A rolling, tree-covered hillside with the bright blue Salish Sea behind it, and the Cascade Mountains rising from the mist be

Travel

Tycoons Afield

Truly, nothing gets done around here when I'm gone.

01 Sep 2024
The stylized title "Ask a Genie" over a harmless-looking cartoon picture of a magic lamp.

Advice

Weird Wishes: Ask a Genie

The genie ponders the meaning of weirdness.

25 Aug 2024
One Yukon Gold potato on a polished mahogany writing desk.

Food

A Real Potato

Vera Maraschino delivers her article.

18 Aug 2024
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