Just Released World Happiness Report 2019
If you want to live in the happiest countries in the world, be prepared for colder weather, winter sports, and higher taxes that provide a social safety net for native-born […]
Author Archives: Bobbie Faul-Zeitler
Books Spring 2019
The Spring 2019 books we are recommending ask us — what is real, what is imagined, what is knowable? Is our own experience shared by others, or does it only […]
Coming Soon! Books Spring 2019
Start the spring with a time-traveling array of books on real crises and imagined places, beloved cities, art and design, and what the future may hold for the planet. Among […]
Aligning Architecture with Nature
Utopian or pragmatic, celebrated or untested—cities, communities and structures that work for the benefit of nature and humankind are featured in our new update. How can buildings– and cities– do […]
Books for the Holidays 2018
What are the holidays without books– to give or get? Our selections this year include several must-read art books, two compelling stories of 20th century photographers, written treats for foodies, […]
Coming Soon: Books for the Holidays 2018
The books we’ve selected for the 2018 holiday season – to give or get — start with a thrilling mystery. Author Susan Orlean (who wrote the Orchid Thief), regales us […]
Oceans: The Perils of Plastic Part 2
Plastics are ubiquitous — raw materials, packaging and post-consumer waste are spewing into streams, rivers, oceans, and landfills around the world. Look down at your feet in parking lots, shopping […]
Cleaning up the Oceans: Coming
Are we facing an “Ocean Armageddon, “ with a trillion pieces of plastic in our oceans and 8 million tons added every year ? That’s what Erik Solheim, U.N. Environment […]
Museums 2018: Arts and Travel Portal
Here’s an easy way to see our lineup from this summer – a dozen cities worldwide – of new museums, landmarks and edgy places to experience art, architecture and the natural […]
Museums: New, edgy, tech savvy
The arts thrive on change – even when it comes to museums and archives where preserving the rare, the beautiful and meaningful is a mission and way of life. New […]
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