Wed. 09/22 - The Wonders of Fall, and the Cosmos

Sharing some reflections, some poetry, and a bit of a historical context on what it is that makes fall strike such a strong chord with so many of us, in honor of this first day of fall. And a look at NASA’s upcoming Lucy mission to Jupiter’s asteroids that somehow includes facts about the Beatles, Mexican track and field athlete Norma Enriqueta Basilio Sotelo, and The Iliad. Sponsors: Novo, BankNovo.com/kottke Raycon, Get 15% off at buyraycon.com/kottke Links: Between Restlessness and Rapture: Autumn and the Sensual Urgency of Aliveness (Brain Pickings) A Sunset of the City (Gwendolyn Brooks, Poetry Foundation) Sonnet 73: That time of year thou mayst in me… (William Shakespeare, Poetry Foundation) To Autumn by John Keats (John Keats, Poetry Foundation) John Keats: “To Autumn” by Caitlin Kimball (Poetry Foundation) Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night by Nicholas Rogers The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature a book by J. Drew Lanham by J. Drew Lanham NASA's Lucy mission will visit at least 8 asteroids on a loop-de-loop trajectory (Bad Astronomy, Syfy) Queta - The Story Behind the Name - Lucy Mission (NASA) Where Is Lucy? Netflix buys Wonka author Dahl's catalog (AP) Roald Dahl's Family Apologizes For His Anti-Semitic Comments (NPR) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices