It can hardly be considered a coincidence that West Nile virus swarmed America, and then the insect-repellent garment industry had a breakthrough. An essay on pesticide-laced clothing, from 2005.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
One of my favorite reporting assignments remains the few days I spent with the Buffalo Field Campaign near West Yellowstone, Montana, in late winter 2005. Perched along Hebgen Lake, the BFC uses direct action and around-the-clock field surveillance to protect Yellowstone-area buffalo and oppose the management policies of the state of Montana, which insists on [...]
Friday, October 16, 2009
Cloud seeding is some sort of great proof in the indomitable human spirit, or at least the bliss of uncertainty and ignorance. Water suppliers, ranching associations, ski resorts, and even Olympic host nations regularly spend millions of dollars sending silver iodide crystals into the sky with the prayers that the practice will increase precipitation. The [...]
Friday, July 10, 2009
Gas drilling in Colorado is turning tap water flammable, according to one county report...and the worst fears of citizens and environmentalists. Or maybe it isn't, if you take the word of energy companies and a state regulatory boss. Way back in 2005, we looked into the impacts of oil and gas drilling on Colorado landowners and found environmental and emotional damage to families and their land.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
A very humbling and powerful experience, descendants of the Sand Creek Massacre and members of the Southern Cheyenne tribe invited me to tag along during a journey that began in Montana to return ancestors' remains to the original massacre site in southern Colorado. I also visited with some tribe members on the reservation in eastern Montana for the article. This feature originally appeared in November 2005 (and was also reprinted in February 2006 in a short-lived magazine, Indian Education Today).
"Between Two Ferns" with Zach Galifianakis
Nice to see a fellow Greek getting ahead with his very own talk show
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
In the spirit of Garcia Márquez...probably one of my favorite fiction reads in a long time
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Errol Morris on the New York Times Opinionator blog
His series on photojournalism are provocative, and reminders that we are always framing history
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Pasta with Fried Peppers and Bread Crumbs (via Saveur)
Fry the peppers to a crisp and ye shall be rewarded
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Blues for Cannibals by Charles Bowden
So far, Bowden at his crankiest, which is saying something
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Residente o Visitante and Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo - Calle 13
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The Biz of Baseball
A blog tracking the financial churnings of baseball
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"Party Down" Season 1
"Are we having fun yet?"
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The Sun
Writing best appreciated while drinking morning coffee or an evening cocktail in a melancholy yet pensive mood
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Louis C.K.: Chewed Up
Ever since his appearance on Conan when he riffed on how "we live in an amazing, amazing world, and it's wasted on the crappiest generation of, just, spoiled idiots," I've been a big fan
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11:11 - Rodrigo y Gabriela
I'm not sure if I like their music more for the flamenco or heavy metal influences
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Lady Bug
Lesser known, old-school arcade game - maybe my best worst habit
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