The thin layer of atmosphere that clings to the surface of our planet is a fragileand corrupted brew. Air is in constant, restless migration around the globe, connecting us in themost intimate fashion
Shortlisted for the 2008 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.Food is essential to our sense of place and our sense of self, but today—as fast food nation meets the slow food movement and eating loca
Water is the chemical matrix required for life, the molecular chain that connects all organisms on the planet. But in the twenty-first century, water may replace oil as the most prized of resources. J
What is the condition of the suspect in a post-9/11 world? Do perpetual detention, ubiquitous surveillance cameras, and the legal apparatus of the USA Patriot Act target suspects accurately or genera
How will the world work in the post-oil, post-coal future? Writers and artists think beyond the weekly fluctuations in the price of gasoline to imagine the transition to a carbon-free future and the r
Writers, artists, and filmmakers investigate the proposition that we are what we throw away - Trash: the emptied out, the used up, the broken, the outgrown, the obsolete; the dispossessed, the lost, t
