Environment
My writing about what I consider an important, fascinating issue.
Early Bloomers Audubon Magazine
How biologists are using Thoreau's notebooks to understand climate change.
Scents and Sensitivity Audubon Magazine
The chemistry between pollution and a flower's perfume is a case of fatal attraction.
Using Fungi to Replace Styrofoam Green Inc. blog, Nytimes.com
Ecovative comes up with environmentally-friendly packaging and insulation products.
Making Credit Cards Landfill-Friendly Green Inc. blog, Nytimes.com
A credit card that will biodegrade — but not until it expires.
Climate Change in Pictures Green Inc. blog, Nytimes.com
How pictures can tell the story of climate change.
Thawing Permafrost Could Emit Massive Amounts of Greenhouse Gases SolveClimate.com
Research shows the permafrost is warming. If it thaws, it could begin a domino effect of more warming.
Lawsuit Contends Oil Shale Drilling Has Impact on Climate Change SolveClimate.com
From extraction to tailpipe, a gallon of shale oil emits as much or more carbon dioxide as a gallon of conventional oil.
Arctic Nations Order Investigation of Black Carbon, Blamed for Significant Ice Melt SolveClimate.com
Soot from tailpipes and wood-burning stoves may be responsible for almost a fifth of the planet's warming.
Federal Green Bank Could Jump-Start Clean Energy Revolution SolveClimate.com
A movement of lawmakers, energy companies and environmental groups is now promoting the creation of a federal green bank that would finance clean energy and energy efficiency projects.
CBO Answers Big Climate Bill Question: Cost SolveClimate.com
The Congressional Budget Office projects that the climate bill in Congress would reduce the federal budget deficit by $24 billion over a decade.
Who's Responsible If a CO2 Storage Site Leaks? SolveClimate.com
Companies are jittery about investing in carbon capture and storage projects until the government resolves questions about legal liability for damage from leaks.
Chevron Pollution Case Empowers Indigenous Groups Beyond the Amazon SolveClimate.com
A lawsuit that indigenous groups brought against Chevron is serving as a warning to multinational companies that are considering projects that may harm the environment.
Two Utilities to Rent Rooftops as Mini Solar Power Plants SolveClimate.com
Utilities use a novel approach to persuade homeowners and businesses to plunk down $10,000 or more for solar panels.
Technology Takes on Wind Power's Biggest Challenge: Predictability SolveClimate.com
Businesses and the government labs are working to make wind power forecasting more accurate to ensure a steady power supply.
Overcoming Obstacles to a Smart Grid Future SolveClimate.com
Smart grid technology will eventually revolutionize how we generate, distribute and consume energy, but first, system-wide standards and cybersecurity issues must be settled.
Scientists Debunk a Favorite Denier Claim about Climate Change SolveClimate.com
Have you heard that Europe was as warm as it is now in the Middle Ages and therefore today's climate change is just natural variation? Read on.
Only 2 New Coal Plants Needed in 2013-2025 — If That SolveClimate.com
The Department of Energy projects needing only two new coal plants for more than a decade.
Exuberance over Carbon Capture and Storage Ignores Time Frame for Deployment SolveClimate.com
A breakdown of the hurdles carbon capture and storage faces in becoming widely deployed.
NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory Lost at Launch SolveClimate.com
A missed opportunity for monitoring of carbon dioxide as it moves around the Earth.
Renewables Would Provide 3 Times as Many Jobs SolveClimate.com
Requiring utilities to obtain power from renewable sources like wind and solar will create jobs.
Cloudy Forecast for LA's Solar Power Vote SolveClimate.com
How a solar power proposal would affect the city's emissions.
EPA Review Reverberates Through U.S. Energy Industry SolveClimate.com
The immediate impact of the EPA decision to reconsider whether carbon dioxide should be a regulated pollutant under the Clean Air Act.
Arts
I love anything creative — art and the people who make it.
Every Flavor in the Paan Stanford Magazine
By telling her family's stories, Minal Hajratwala has described the vast Indian diaspora.
Modern Dance Masala Stanford Magazine
Choreography by Parijat Desai blends the West's dynamic movements and India's sculptural precision.
Still Reeling Elmhurst College Prospect
The true Hollywood story of David Rasche: how a minister's boy from Belleville joined the bad and the beautiful.
A Writer in Debt to the King The Los Angeles Times
Ron McLarty's 10 novels and 44 plays had gone unpublished and unproduced. Enter: a famous horror novelist.
Reality TV Turns New Page The Los Angeles Times
Erik Barmack's debut novel, 'The Virgin,' may be the first book with a plot influenced by the shows. Could you make this stuff up?
Seriously Absurd Stanford Magazine
Vaudeville acts with egghead appeal.
A Man of Many Voices Stanford Magazine
Daniel Olivas draws on the denizens of L.A. for his fiction.
A Theme of Rebirth The Los Angeles Times
As the chemist responsible for the Pill, Carl Djerassi was an expert on reactions, but he never predicted that being dumped by the love of his life would trigger a change in his career.
A Rocky Road to Happily Ever After The Los Angeles Times
When storyteller Joel ben Izzy was diagnosed with cancer, he didn't know that would be the least of his problems.
Coldplay's Hot Politics USA Weekend
When the music stops, this British band focuses on larger causes.
'Side Man' Takes Center Stage Newsweek.com
What it feels like when your first play wins the Tony.
En Route to an Oscar Newsweek.com
Michael Clarke Duncan looks like a bouncer and acts like an Oscar nominee.
Forget Salzburg, the Lederhosen's in London Newsweek.com
Is that the sound of music in the movie theater?
Fitness/Health
I must have been a glutton in a former life; now, all I want to be is healthy. I have always liked healthy food and exercise: even as a young child, I didn't like brownies and when I was seven years old, I waged a campaign composed of refrigerator signs to stop my father from smoking. (He did.) As I live, so I write.
Free-Market Yoga Yoga Journal
Yoga Works is quickly becoming the first major nonfranchised studio chain in America — and while some yogis are nervous, others are delighted. What does its expansion mean for you and your town?
Pep Up With Polarity Therapy Natural Health
This energy-based modality can give you a lift, get you out of your rut, and put you back in balance.
Step Lively Yoga Journal
Strong and supple feet and ankles can reduce the risk of sprains.
No-Judgment Zone The Los Angeles Times
Barefoot, free-form dance is the latest in mind-body grooving.
Where Dance Club and Play Date Meet for Fun The Los Angeles Times
Even little kids go clubbing.
Cleveland Yoga Tour Yoga Journal
Cleveland was once renowned as the city whose river caught on fire, but what's on fire now is yoga.
Jivamukti Yoga New York Today
The largest yoga center in the U.S. also has a large number of detractors and supporters. (This review was written as part of a package reviewing 20 New York yoga centers that I edited.)
Next Generation Yoga New York Today
The yoga babes at this center really are babes. (This review was also written for the feature package on yoga in New York.)
Sleepless in Suburbia Newsweek.com
Commuters, don't fret about road rage. Go back to bed.
Power in Play The New York Post
Gyrotonic looks like torture, but feels like play.
Essays
It's fun writing about other people, but sometimes I write about myself too.
There Will Never Be a Last Tango The New York Times
The rituals of the close embrace.
Ah, Sweet Mystery of E-Mail The New York Times
Dating in a digital world.
Mung Dynasty Saveur
The taste of love.
Profiles
Cool people.
Grave Testimony Stanford Magazine
Bones speak volumes to investigator Clea Koff.
Ready for Takeoff Stanford Magazine
A new sport hits U.S. slopes.
Travel, Food and Shopping
From the frontiers of hedonism.
Un-brellas Slate (link will open in a new window)
How should you stay dry?
Lounging Poolside, in Tandem The Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2005 (Adobe Acrobat required)
A growing trend in furniture.
Va-Va-Vegas Travel and Leisure
In Vegas, sometimes the show is in the hotel room.
Pole Position Travel and Leisure
High-tech playing in the snow.
Occupational Therapy Travel and Leisure
Get a job for vacation.
Seoul on Tap Saveur
Korea enjoys a whole new kind of ferment.
The Internet
You know those ads that say, "Earn hundreds of dollars surfing the Internet!" Well, I do that.
Pick a Country, Learn the Lingo USA Weekend
Say hello everywhere you go.
Custom-made Jeans USA Weekend
The online quest for the perfect pair of jeans.
Laughing All the Way to the Cartoonbank USA Weekend
That's just one of the excellent sites out there that can bring a smile to your day.
What a (Great) Waste of Time USA Weekend
Efficient time-wasting.
Sign Up for Wedding Loot USA Weekend
Going to the chapel, gonna get presents.
Opera in the House USA Weekend
Learn the plots and lyrics before you arrive at the theater.
Learn the Lingo USA Weekend
These sites can make sense of alphabet soup online.
Real Estate
Robert Louis Stevenson's Russian Hill Villa Luxury Homes
Designed by Willis Polk to honor the illustrious writer, this lovingly restored tribute enjoys new life.
Considering how little time New Yorkers spend in their apartments, it's ironic that the small spaces take up so much of New Yorkers' conversations. Apartment Envy, a column I created and edited for New York Today's Real Estate section, which eventually became NYTimes.com Real Estate, was an extension of that never-ending discussion. Slate.com even wrote an article about the popular column, which often included slide shows of the apartments and videos of the owners giving tours. Blueprints, another feature I created, focused on New York residential buildings.
Apartment Envy on New York Today/NYTimes.com:
No Exit
A rich and famous guy lives under surveillance — by choice.
Survivor
Fires, floods and thieves couldn't deter Jared Kotz from his super-sized spot.
A Real Estate Marriage Sours
Michelle Arboit found her perfect home — only, it wasn't hers.
The Rocking-House Builder
A fitness instructor sat on the dock of the bay and then decided to live in the bay.
Books
Reviewing music and movies is much more efficient than spending hours reading something to write a few hundred words on it. Yet, I prefer the time-consuming review. These reviews represent many happy hours spent reading on the subway, at lunch and in bed.
The Salt House by Cynthia Huntington, Newsweek.com review
Love and poetry mix in the sand of Cape Cod.
The Love of a Good Woman by Alice Munro, Newsweek.com review
Short stories that speak volumes about women.
For the Time Being by Annie Dillard, Newsweek.com review
The Pulitzer Prize winner takes juxtaposition to a higher level.
The Curse: Confronting the Last Unmentionable Taboo, Menstruation by Karen Houppert, Newsweek.com review
Village Voice reporter Karen Houppert waxes intelligently about the moon cycle.
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