Flipping through Utopia Ending by Gianluca Calise feels like stepping back into a chunk of my life I had not pieced together until now. From August 2012 to early 2014, I was hopping planes every Sunday from Aberdeen to Heathrow, working as a change and configuration manager on a massive IT rollout for an oil…
Kudzu. The word alone carries a heft, conjuring a relentless green tide, a creeping force that swallows all in its path. Known as “the vine that ate the South,” it’s more than a plant, it’s a myth, a quiet conqueror reshaping the American South’s landscapes and lore. In Kudzu, Sabine Bungert and Stefan Dolfen weave…