In Favor of the Solstice

This time of year, darkness feels inescapable. Daylight is at its most scarce. Darkness lingers well after the kids rise for school and it returns long before bedtime, even in a fairly tame latitude like Stamford. My friends who live farther north are used to dealing with mid-afternoon darkness. Travel to the polar regions and you receive only a few hours ...

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