From the Stacks: September 1, 2006

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The newsletter Daughters was originally distributed as a complement to the girls' magazine New Moon but has grown into its own publication. Frank discussions of pressingly relevant topics make it a?rich resource for parents. The September/October issue advises moms and dads on difficult topics like talking with girls about weight, eating, and exercise in a culture with dysfunctional relationships toward all three; how to clue daughters in to marketing schemes that feed on insecurities and dictate desire in order to make a sale; and raising the issue of alcohol use with children of all ages. -- Suzanne Lindgren

Too often, environmental magazines can leave readers feeling guilty and unhelpful to our needy planet. Canada's Natural Life rescues us from our eco-woes in the September/October issue with an 8-page 'Good News' section. Highlights of current, positive, and accessible environmental change include short pieces on how recycling your old cell phone can help raise money for gorilla habitats, a new online database for gardening questions, and a unique coalition of the United Steelworkers and the Sierra Club. Elsewhere, Robin Eisman shows us how planting a new garden creates eco-habitats for displaced pollinators in need. -- Miriam Skurnick

The August issue of Urbanite, a monthly magazine 'for Baltimore's curious,' takes a shot at the difficult task of defining 'place.' For the etymological endeavor, writers share experiences like the adventures in street parking that afforded Bonnie J. Crockett the chance to meet some new faces in her neighborhood. There's also Melissa Faye Hess' visit to the disappearing Amish country and Marianne Amoss' 'favorite place to be,' MySpace. One of the most encompassing definitions comes from Steve Graham, founder of the journal The Cybercities Reader, as quoted in Elizabeth A. Evitts' editor's note: 'Place is about community and identity, it's about people's perceptions of who they are and where they live.' -- Rachel Anderson

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