Articles on Magazines & Books

Looking Upstream

A man was standing beside a stream, when he saw a baby struggling in the water. Without a thought he jumped in and saved it. No sooner had he placed it gently on the shore than he saw...

Reviews

Books How to Live By Henry Alford (Twelve Books) I am averse to advice books. Don’t tell me How to Live — that’s why I have an autonomic nervous system! But Henry...

The Future is Now(topia)!

Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if “work” meant doing what you really love, regardless of  without worrying about whether or not it paid ephemeral things called...

Beautiful Little Girls

There has been a lot of media blather lately about how very young girls are getting manicures and pedicures and other spa services, and though I got links from a few faithful readers...

In the Living Library, Everyone's an Open Book

On a recent afternoon, Margaret Oakley sat at a table at the Santa Monica Library and talked to visitors about her vegan lifestyle. Her goal: to convince people she doesn’t dislike...

Military Mindfields

Recently, while at a Phoenix, Arizona conference on UFOs, crop circles, alternative archaeology and other such fringe matters, I encountered, to my surprise, a true American hero. A...