Monthly Archives: April 2024

Which countries have the best, and worst, living standards? Data show progress worldwide may have suffered a permanent setback Mar 13th 2024 ECONOMIST  The 2020s have brought a degree of chaos not seen in decades. A pandemic was followed by a … Continue reading →

Follow a forested trail along Wilson Creek. Difficulty. A1 Easy Distance. 5.3 km one-way Elevation. +200 m Season. mid-April to late-November Drive. From New Denver, take Highway 6 for 6 km north. Turn right onto West Wilson Creek Road. Go left to … Continue reading →

Abortion and crime Steven Levitt and John Donohue defend a finding made famous by “Freakonomics” Links between abortion and falling crime discomfit many but are clear, say the economists photograph: dan williams Apr 8th 2024 ATLANTIC  More than two decades have … Continue reading →

A Maasai boy herds goats and sheep in the shadow of Ol Doinyo Lengai—known to the Maasai as the Mountain of God—in northern Tanzania. Government plans call for the removal of the Maasai from this region, the latest in a … Continue reading →

Jung’s Five Pillars of a Good Life The great Swiss psychoanalyst left us a surprisingly practical guide to being happier. By Arthur C. Brooks Illustration by Jan Buchczik APRIL 11, 2024 ATLANTIC  In the world of popular psychology, the work of one … Continue reading →

The Arrow Lake Bluffs are a series of crags ranging in height from 20m to 100m. The walls are all found on the North Shore of Arrow Lake between the Hugh Keenly Side Dam and Syringa Provincial Park. Most development … Continue reading →

Woodbury Bluffs (Woodbury Crag) is a crag near Woodbury Creek north of Nelson. The crag faces east and is very clean (by Kootenay standards). The crag is several hundred metres wide and 40 to 70 metres high. Most routes are … Continue reading →

A 300m high rock monolith in the village of Robson across the river from Castlegar on the Columbia River. 49.33497, -117.68246 Most of the bouldering and climbing on Lion’s Head is on private property. The wall is divided between many … Continue reading →

THE TRUTH ABOUT DENTISTRY It’s much less scientific—and more prone to gratuitous procedures—than you may think. By Ferris Jabr MAY 2019 ATLANTIC  In the early 2000s, Terry Mitchell’s dentist retired. For a while, Mitchell, an electrician in his 50s, stopped seeking dental … Continue reading →

A trail to viewpoints above Crawford Bay. Difficulty. A1 Easy Distance. One way 2.1 km Elevation. +228 m Time. One hour one way. Season: mid-April to late November Drive. From Crawford Bay, drive south on Highway 3A. When the highway bends east, … Continue reading →