From the Stacks: October 13, 2006

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Green Futures' coverage of all things sustainable manages to resonate with today's urgent need for lifestyle changes without making didactic demands that people deprive themselves of comfort. In the UK-based magazine's September/October issue, a string of articles under the umbrella title 'Greening the Catwalk' looks at advances in sustainable-but-hip clothing, how ethical threads are quickly becoming the next fad, and the origins of our need for ever-changing, ultimately landfill-bound fashions. Elsewhere, Kay Sexton's 'Roof of Life' profiles Dusty Gedge, the brain behind Living Roofs, an organization that promotes turning roofs into green spaces and habitat for wildlife. Gedge outlines the value of biologically diverse roof-tops and highlights the nuanced differences between 'green' and 'living' roofs -- the latter prioritizes sustainability and self-sufficiency over appearance. -- Suzanne Lindgren

Orin Domenico recently sent us Doubly Mad, a charming bimonthly journal he and his wife, Kim, publish in Utica, New York. In the September/October issue, Domenico re-examines the mysterious shooting of a local resident in the early 1900s, an incident that involved his great-grandfather. Also included, a column dubbed 'Slow Food Dude' reflects tongue-in-cheek on how the small city compares to the Big Apple for entertainment and food: 'Truth is, New York does not have the corner on the constant stimulation industry. We have a fix available here in Utica but only the Coor's Lite version.' Whether I was reading a rant on local leisure activities or a wine review, I felt like I was part of an inside conversation with the owner of a local coffee shop (fitting then, that the publisher of the newsletter is the owner of a coffee shop in Utica). -- Jenna Fisher

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