Natural Comfort
When she got lost in ALLEGANY STATE PARK as a child, KIMBERLY DANIELS found unexpected comfort in the natural world.
August 2013
Sustainable Agriculture News
CHIPOTLE expands market for naturally raised meats; new insights into honeybee colony collapse; managing water in California; high-res global cropland maps
Equal Opportunity Vibe
Vintage Calypso is alive and well...in Berlin, where LORD MOUSE AND THE KALYPSO KATZ are packing 'em in with their swaying beats, hot horns and bold lyrics. Go Calypso is the group's new album, explained herein by Lord Mouse himself.
NASA’s Chandra Sees Eclipsing Planet in X-rays for First Time
For the first time since exoplanets, or planets around stars other than the sun, were discovered almost 20 years ago, X-ray observations have detected an exoplanet passing in front of its parent star.
Wardlaw Brothers’ New Song Raises Money for Cancer Survivors and Families
Partnering with the NICK EASON FOUNDATION and the PRETTY IN PANK FOUNDATION, gospel's mighty WARDLAW BROTHERS have released a new single, WE WILL SURVIVE, to benefit cancer survivors and their families.
Synesius of Cyrene to Hypatia
What little we know about HYPATIA, of ancient Alexandria we know from the letters of her devoted student, SYNESIUS. Also: Hypatia on the moon.
‘There’s something going on in civilization which is coming at us with great vehemence’
AT&T asked one of the great filmmakers of our time, WERNER HERZOG, to film a PSA on the dangers of texting while driving for its 'It Can Wait' campaign. Watch it here, and take heed.
Godfather II, Eric Brace & Peter Cooper & Me
ERIC BRACE & PETER COOPER have come up with a rootsy gem on their third duo effort, THE COMEBACK ALBUM. Stellar in all respects, it's one of 2013's finest long players.
‘Dragonfly’
From her 100 Videos in 100 Days project, Christine Santelli performs the title track from her latest album, Dragonfly, a Deep Roots Album of the Year in 2012.
For those in or visiting New York City, the PATH Café at 131 Christopher Street features Ms. Santelli hosting and…