There was a ficus tree directly next to the spa deck, a white hawk flying just below the clouds, and the leaves of a cecropia tree, where sloths typically sleep, peeking into my periphery.
Illustrations by Thomas Merceron Even glancing contact between a passenger car and a semi truck is often enough to send the smaller vehicle pinwheeling across the highway.
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Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
The pup can be seen glancing around his kennel with teary eyes, appearing scared and confused.
—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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