This is a collection of Orion Staff contributions.
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9 Romantic Movies for People Who Are Tired of Romantic Comedy
A basketball court, a hospital suite, a newsroom. The lamp-lit streets of Vienna, a colorful South London gallery, or the mountains of Wyoming. There’s no telling where a person might fall Continue reading
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Inhabiting Love Songs: Interview with Poet and Songwriter Brian Laidlaw
THE CURRENT ISSUE OF Orion features an essay by Brian Laidlaw, a singer-songwriter and poet, on the ways in which the land can reveal new depths to our relationships. We spoke Continue reading
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The 10 Most-Read Orion Stories in 2023
You, Orion reader, read more on our website this year than you ever have before. You loved old classics (Speaking of Nature, anyone?) and newer favorites (like this one, on a Continue reading
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An Interview with Maya Lin
IN 2021, ARTIST, ARCHITECT, and environmental activist Maya Lin brought fifty Atlantic white cedar trees to Madison Square Park in New York City, a stunning examination of planetary scale and vulnerability. Continue reading
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10 New(ish) Book Recommendations for Fall Reading
Daylight is waning, leaves are falling, and your favorite comfy chair is calling. The season of long nights and cozy reading is upon us, and Orion has some environmentally-influenced recently published Continue reading
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The Literature of Refugees
Each new Orion issue is focused on a central thesis or theme. For Autumn 2023, that theme is homelessness and displacement. We ask what home looks like in the face of Continue reading
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The Orion Staff’s 11 Spark Birds
In honor of the release of Orion’s anthology Spark Birds, this magazine’s staff gathered in late July over Zoom to talk about the birds that glide and stride through our mind’s Continue reading
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7 Photographers Capturing the Magic of Birds
IN ANTICIPATION OF Orion‘s newest anthology on birds, we present you with a series of photographs that capture the wonder—and mystery—of birds around the world. Below are some of the faces Continue reading
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Nature Is a Central Character in These 8 Riveting New Books
Are you interested in foraging, forest fires, or birdwatching? Have strong feelings about big box stores or religious cults? Would you like to spend some time in Beijing, Appalachia, or the Continue reading
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This Extremely Random Earth Day Playlist Has Something for Everyone
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye “Radiation underground and in the sky // Animals and birds who live nearby are dying” Arguably my favorite song from a transcendent Continue reading