Germany’s New Nature Reserve
Germany’s 30th anniversary of reunification this month is new cause for celebration. The entire former East-West border of Germany – some 870 miles in length — has been designated as […]
Cities: Looking Ahead
Cities have been under siege this year with the COVID-19 pandemic – but urban centers have been around, through thick and thin, for 5,000 years as places for trade, business, […]
Coming Up: Earth Day 2020
Earth Day is 50 years old in 2020– but unlike any time in memory, a worldwide pandemic demonstrates just how out of balance our planet is in the 21st century. […]
Coming up: Will Cities Thrive? An Optimistic Look
Cities are in the thick of the current pandemic – but also places where millions want to live, work and visit. We’re skipping ahead, with optimism, that we’ll see better […]
Plastics Update – New Frontline Documentary
Plastic production, pollution and recycling — a new Frontline/NPR documentary Plastic Wars, that premiered March 31 on PBS stations and online — reveals the sordid truth about why we are […]
Books: The Comfort of Food
Food does more than feed us – it is essential to human development, brain health, social interactions, and the joy of being alive. A great way to satisfy your soul if […]
Upcoming Books: The Comfort of Food
Food does more than feed us – it is essential to human development, brain health, social interactions, and the joy of being alive. We’re assembling a compendium of the best […]
Books: What’s Real, What’s Not from 2019
Long before the pandemic of 2020 gripped over 120 countries – our Spring 2019 books selection looked at works that explore what is real, what is imagined, what is knowable. […]
Books: Emotions, Memory, Minimalism in the Digital Age
Recent classics and new books look at the human condition– how we think, feel, remember and respond to people and powerful external forces. How are human emotions and behaviors being […]
Editor’s Note: Our Spring Lineup
Stories coming your way: A boatload of new and recent books, ridding ourselves of our plastic addiction, and lighter, more environmentally friendly ways to travel. And in April, we’ll celebrate […]
