This is a collection of Orion Staff contributions.
Orion Staff
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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
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10 Beautiful Books in or About Translation
Our Spring 2023 issue speaks to the language of nature and features works in or about translation. Here, Orion staffers and friends pulled together a list of their favorite fiction and Continue reading
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5 Staff-Approved Millet Recipes for Your Next Meal
EARLIER THIS MONTH, WE PUBLISHED Jori Lewis’s Our Daily Ceeb, an homage to millet, a grain indigenous to Senegal—native to the soil, yes, but far less popular than rice, which was Continue reading
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Everything We’re Reading, Watching, and Doing This March
Encounters with art and beauty on paper, screen, or in nature, from our hearts and minds to yours TO DO: Explore the Speech Accent Archive Please call Stella. Ask Continue reading
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8 Botanical Artists to Watch
TO ROUND OUT FLOWER WEEK, we present you with a gallery of botanical art. The works below capture, preserve, impress, re-create, manipulate, and wonder at the influence of petals, stems, and Continue reading
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Eau d’Animaux
IN 2013, VICTOR WONG STARTED ZOOLOGIST, a perfume company driven by endless curiosity about the experience of our animal peers. In the past decade they’ve released over twenty scents designed not Continue reading
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The Most Anticipated Books of 2023 — as Flowers
You know how, when you’re extremely hungry, you look at your friend on the playground and you dream of their head turning into a turkey drumstick or a milkshake? We’ve lately Continue reading
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12 Stunning Nature Photos to Inspire Habitat Protection
VITAL IMPACTS, ALONG WITH MORE THAN one hundred of the world’s finest photographers who share a commitment to the environment, have made their prints available in this stunning winter collection. Treat Continue reading
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The 10 Orion Stories You Loved Most in 2022
2022 marked Orion’s 40th year in storytelling, and it was our most-read year online yet. From mushroom shrouds and 90210 to interviews with some of the biggest names in publishing, our Continue reading