“Man-eating orchids” (March-April). Bernard Witlieb suggested as a possible answer the short story “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid,” by H.G. Wells, in which a man breeds an orchid that overpowers him with its scent and sucks his blood until it is discovered in the act and destroyed by his housekeeper.
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Winners across five categories, from commentary on Gaza to criticism on public architecture
Operatic counterculture, a Passover graphic novel, James Joyce’s biographer, and more
An experimental percussionist-composer pushing the limits of music
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences discusses classroom conversations, boosts aid, addresses discipline—and faces austerity
Life forms built from left-handed DNA and RNA could threaten Earth’s plants, animals, and insects.
Park offers art, nature, and history in New Hampshire
