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"It is a sad finale for someone who helped break down barriers for women journalists at the center of American power," so says the L.A. Times of Helen Thomas.
With alleged breaches of the Nuremburg Medical Code in the news, Brian Palmer looks at whether any useful science came out of Nazi experiments on unwilling subjects.
Some see a shallow sitcom or feather-light comedy. Matt Zoller Seitz sees "radical sincerity" in Glee, "one of the most stylistically bold broadcast network shows since Twin Peaks."
Has how we think about lofty things – like the meaning of life – been hijacked by a deep-pocketed foundation that successfully combines elite research and broad dissemination?
Long-time veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas is retiring in the wake of comments she made at a recent celebration of the Jewish Heritage at the White House. When Rabbi […]
There was brief speculation in the media about using nuclear weapons to seal up the raging oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. I think this is a bad idea, […]
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Sometimes it’s difficult to find enough time to develop all of your skills.
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From spatial perception to algorithms, the two art forms require many of the same skills.
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Best-selling author Catherine Asaro uses concepts from theoretical physics to weave together storylines in her science-fiction novels.
Here’s a shocking bit of news: Plans for a big, shiny Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem are not going smoothly. This multi-part attack last month in the newspaper Haaretz blames […]
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A conversation with the bestselling science fiction writer.
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The ethical responsibility to grow and preserve and sustain land-raised systems will survive, and local, land-raised cuisines will return and thrive.
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Glenn Miller’s “quixotic” approach to farming could help save Yankee as well as Southern food culture.
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As our disconnection from food grows more dissatisfying, the slow food movement is gaining steam.
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The Anson Mills farmer is “leery” of modified foods, but “it’s not going to go away.”
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If we don’t resist the “monoculture” of American cuisine, we’ll lose buckwheat crepes, pickles, and po’boys as we know them.
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The president treats sustainability and organic food issues as more than a talking point.
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How Glenn Roberts became an organic farmer, with Mom and several millennia of food wisdom as his guides.
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If you’re talking about small farming for a local community, “land-raised plants are far superior, period.” On a global scale, it’s a trickier call.
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A conversation with the farmer and owner of Anson Mills.