Op-Ed: Seriously, Will Nature-Deficit Disorder Turn Fatal?

Op-Ed: Seriously, Will Nature-Deficit Disorder Turn Fatal?

Is it courageous for a 3-year-old to stand her ground against a lion? Is it brave for the boy in this video to say “kitty kitty”? It seems a fairly culturally specific reaction. As an adult, knowing what I do about both Plexiglass and lions, I’d probably still step back from this lionness because I recognize this behavior is (in other, non-Plexiglassed circumstances) very dangerous. Continue reading Op-Ed: Seriously, Will Nature-Deficit Disorder Turn Fatal?

Convicted Rapist Arrested Tying Up 6 Female UW Students in Their Home Was Allegedly “Low Risk”

Convicted Rapist Arrested Tying Up 6 Female UW Students in Their Home Was Allegedly “Low Risk”

On The Stranger’s Slog, Cienna Madrid skipped understatement and titled the incident “Every Woman’s Nightmare” (packaging it with a story about a convicted stalker who’s still stalking women downtown). When you read the description of how events progressed, it sounds like a horrific crime was barely averted, thanks to one of the young women calling 911 successfully (two others dialed but couldn’t get through in time). Continue reading Convicted Rapist Arrested Tying Up 6 Female UW Students in Their Home Was Allegedly “Low Risk”