Casey N. Cep, Author at Pacific Standard

The Beautiful Tyranny of the Restoration Hardware Catalog

It's heavy, it's not good for the environment, it's too expensive for all but a select few—and yet, every year, the 17-pound catalog arrives again.

There are family trees, and there are trees from hell that are filled with snakes. Sometimes, though, they're not all that different.

While it's turned into a disparaging term, being a "truther" once meant you were the opposite of a liar.

Last year, 23 people in America died from lightning strikes. And over the last 70 or so years, lightning has killed more people than hurricanes.

What was once the domain of literary critics has now become the world of the Secret Service.

Say goodbye to that pleasant springtime drizzle. As the climate changes, get ready for more torrential downpours and more droughts.

With charitable giving and profits so intertwined, the latter can't be ignored when considering the former.