Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.

A few minutes later, Jaime stood and rubbed her shoulders. You okay? I asked. She made a noncommittal noise […]

On the Costa, a street full of gilders, carpenters, carvers, and stucco experts, their status as Inglesi—bourgeois as well as fine artists—set them apart.

[…] and various members soapboxed in Hyde Park on Sunday.