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"Weekly Forecast" crows the rusty iron weathercock.

Forecast

Ostrich Weekly Forecast: Nov 4

An injunction, and a look at the month ahead.

04 Nov 2024
A homemade chocolate bar on a white plate, with a dusting of cinnamon, atop a flowery blanket.

Food

Vera's Blanket Fort Chocolate

For no reason I can think of, a recipe for anxiety food.

03 Nov 2024
"Weekly Forecast" crows the rusty iron weathercock.

Forecast

Ostrich Weekly Forecast: Oct 28

A good week for a parallel self

28 Oct 2024
"Ask a Genie" in bold type over an innocent-looking black-and-white cartoon lamp.

Advice

Ask a Genie: The Rise of the "Burn it Down" Guy

Our genie discusses fire, and offers an endorsement.

27 Oct 2024
"Weekly Forecast" crows the rust iron weathercock, imposed on a stark, white background.

Forecast

Ostrich Weekly Forecast: Oct 21

A few more weeks of autumn frenzy.

21 Oct 2024
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
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