Tag Archives: Harper’s Index

Animals, taxes, polling places and a disappearing boulder mystery

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Naomi

All from a couple of 2020 Harper’s Findings and Indeces: Animals Migrating steppe eagles fitted with cellular trackers by Russian zoologists incurred massive international roaming charges. Female fish will mate outside their species if a male is attractive enough or … Continue reading →

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Sorry, everyone — but Manhattan is small

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Naomi

Several reminders from Harper’s Index for July 2018 (yeah, I know, I’m way behind because of minor distractions like the #ReignoftheMadDon and collateral activity involving Julian Assange, et al): Estimate combined square footage of all the self-storage units in the … Continue reading →

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Bitter laughter: the 2016 election, voters rights and Canada

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Naomi

I’m quite behind in my Harper’s hard copy reading. Ergo, I opened the January 2017 edition only last night. (What can I say? I’ve been busy. Or something.) I picked up these three items from the Index, Harper’s one page … Continue reading →

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