Quick look at climate

Climate solutions
Looking at pg.39, states lacking climate action plans (Sep 2007) are just the states which had higher temperatures than normal in July 2006 (pg. 19 Earth the biography)

Aug 23, 2009

Top of the stack

Best American magazine writing 2007
He Knew he was Right - Ian parker. I began reading thinking its the same as the movie, not that I am dissapointed that it isnt. Very enjoyable read. A good example for profile writing. I hope to get to read more such.

Murdering the Impossible - Caroline Alexander. Having seen a documentary on Messner, I really appreciated this essay.

May 24,2010

Real time

Looking at an ad in which many young men and women sing and dance in coordination at a shopping mall. It has to be the nth time after rehearsal.
Theatrical plays.

French word a day

The Neighborhood project
NYT review

Tomatoes

I heard of Tomatoland on npr.
As kids my sister and I helped my grandparents pick tomatoes on their farm. At the end of the day, when it was time to pack them off to the market, we looked for odd shaped ones to keep and eat.
NYT review
review

Its dark knowing the horror stories of pickers who work on the tomatoland.

I picked up Milk, to see if I can find an explanation behind antibiotics role in damaging the bacteria adults need to digest milk. I heard from my colleague that he became lactose intolerant after a dose of antibiotics.
This is not a first book on the history of milk. Milk: the surprising story of milk through ages.