September-October 2005
Contents
Confessions of a Listener
Why does the creator of A Prairie Home Companion still love radio?
by Garrison Keillor, from The Nation
You Can’t Do That on Television
Why doesn’t abortion show up on the small screen anymore?
by Rachel Fudge, from Clamor
Good Life, Good Death
Good Life, Good Death
The only way to learn from the reaper is to accept he’s there
by Laine Bergeson
Kickin’ It
Six Feet Under’s Alan Ball talks about grief and dying, American-style
interview by Anjula Razdan
Death, the Upside
There wouldn’t be a beginning unless there was an end
by Bob Holmes, from New Scientist
To Live With No Regrets
Death is a transition for the dying–and for those left behind
by Nina Utne
Some Parting Advice
Interest endures in the ancient tradion of writing “ethical wills”
by Paul O’Donnell, from Science & Spirit
At the Funeral
A satirist offers a bit of advice for the grief-stricken (and their imitators)
by Mark Twain, from Mark Twain’s Helpful Hints for Good Living
The Urban Green Revolution
Cities are the next environmental frontier
by Leif Utne
Islands of Green
Ten projects point the way to a cleaner urban future
by Leif Utne
The City After Oil
The modern metropolis is a cluster of smaller ecovillages waiting to happen
by Richard Register, from Common Ground
A Gentler War on Drugs
In photos from Northern Thailand, monks fight the narcotics trade on horseback
from Colors
Our Man in Baghdad
Veteran Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk talks about the war in Iraq
interview by David Barsamian, from The Progressive
The Art of War
Painter Steve Mumford publishes a Baghdad journal
by Anjula Razdan
Life Outside the Green Zone
A young Iraqi woman blogs about everyday Baghdad
by Riverbend, from Baghdad Burning
The Reel Iraq
A new documentary challenges conventional takes on the war
by Anjula Razdan
View
Guerilla Grocers
Urban innovators are bringing healthy food back to the city
by Andi McDaniel
Uncle Sam Speaks Spanish
As recruitment numbers wane, the Pentagon targets young Latinos
by Roberto Lovato
Scientific Salons
A British program invites citizens to debate contemporary science
by Lauria E. Locsmondy, from Pistil
Good Trekking
Adventure travelers go abroad carrying life-saving supplies
by Janelle Brown, from Natural Health
Bullish on Art
Good-bye Paris Salon. Hello Wall Street hedge fund.
by Joseph Hart
Drama Queen
Michelle Hensley brings theater to the people, one shelter at a time
by Tim Gihring
Scaling the Skyline
Parkour mixes urban athleticism with an appreciation for architecture
by Jaclyn Law, from This Magazine
Focus
Home Chemistry
Do you know what’s really in your cleaning products?
by Linda Mason Hunter and Mikki Halpin, from Green Clean
Take a Cotton to Organic
With natural linens, you and the planet can rest easier
by Stephen Yafa, from Natural Home & Garden
Friendly Blooms
Growing flowers organically is good for your health
by Ross Wehner
Through the Grapevine
A vintner and his granddaughter bring their organic tradition to your table
by Augusta Dwyer, from Natural Food Network Magazine
Gleanings
Driven by Desire
An American woman tries to sell her Libyan husband on a new car
by Krista Bremer, from The Sun
Mannequin Appropriation Project
Clothes might not make the man, but they can change everything
by Chuck Klosterman, from The Believer
Ricardo’s Story
A homeless Uruguayan boy describes his life on the street
from New Internationalist
Laughter Scores
A composer shows us what our guffaws sound like
by Edward Jessen, from Cabinet
Utne’s Readers
Awake-Over Guys
