Bordeaux And Media

Bordeaux is Burning — Why?

Medieval Histories | 31st July 2026

A devastating Castilian wildfire in the 10C suggests that long-term agricultural shifts are to blame. Then, landowners had begun intensive viticulture and monasteries were clearing forest for farmland. Less livestock and more wooden debris spread the flames. Now, the lack of free-ranging animals keeping the undergrowth down and the disappearance of vineyards has again created fuel for fires (2,900 words)

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Contrarian's Month Without Social Media

Kate Wagner | Late Review | 27th July 2026

Refreshing take on the phone detox trend: it does not fix you. "Getting off my phone and limiting my screen time has not radically reoriented my existence. It has not made me suddenly erudite, though it has welcomed considerable peace into my life. It is actually very relieving to not have four hundred commentators yelling in your ear about how we are all going to die... even though this is, in fact, true" (2,600 words)