Features
Tuesday, June 16 2009
The Power of Story in the Digital Age
In an age where Twitter and Google seem to be taking over the world, how do people communicate information in a meaningful and memorable manner? They tell a story.
Reviews
Wednesday, May 16 2012
What Was She Without Charles Dickens? 'The Other Dickens: A Life of Catherine Hogarth'
The Other Dickens: A Life of Catherine Hogarth -- it’s definitely not what Charles Dickens would have wanted us to be reading on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Tuesday, May 15 2012
What Do You Get When You Mix Yeast & Flame Retardant? 'White Bread'
White bread might be bland, but White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf is not.
Friday, April 27 2012
A Dream for a War-Torn Nation: Fawzia Koofi's 'The Favored Daughter'
“I dream that one day Afghanistan will be a nation free from the shackles of poverty. I dream it will no longer be labeled the worst place in the world for a woman or a child to be born.”
Tuesday, April 17 2012
'Food and the City' Just Might Make You Want to Own an Outlaw Urban Chicken or Two
Some of these stories are about wealthy individuals looking to make a difference, and some about those just barely making ends meet, but regardless of income level or geographical location, all share a passion for growing food and finding new and better ways to combine two seemingly incompatible entities: cities and farming.
Blogs
Monday, August 15 2011
What a Kindle / Nook / iPad Can't Do: 'Ex Libris: The Art of Bookplates'
Books -- real, print, physical books -- say something about their owners and so, as the book Ex Libris makes clear, do bookplates.
Wednesday, September 15 2010
'Black Cats and Four-Leaf Clovers' and a Lot of Other Crazy Superstitions
Sin, death, and the devil appear to be popular themes in the world of superstitions and old wives tales.
Tuesday, April 20 2010
I'm in a New York State of Mind
New York City is all about having a dream -- even if you're aren't quite certain what it is.
