July 31, 2026
The Limits and Damage of Rat Poison
Chicago's watchdog agency just released a report detailing the failures of the city's rat-control efforts-- beginning with the over-reliance on…

Carroll Tyson, the real James Bond’s uncle, was a noted artist, and his portfolio of 20 fine-arts prints of the birds of Mount Desert Island is still prized and highly collectible.
A print of Tyson’s Great Grey Owl, for instance, currently sells for $7,500.
Last week, the entire portfolio of 20 prints came up for auction — and sold for $32,000.
My framed print of Tyson’s Plieated Woodpeckers is not for sale.
