After a long, cold winter of hibernating inside museums, artists venture out into the heat this summer to create art in the public realm. Cities around the world are gearing up for the sunny season by commissioning public art projects, helping to create a local sense of place and identity. From the parks of New [...]
It’s not Thomas Keller’s responsibility to help save the planet (though many chefs have taken on this calling with great ambition). But focusing solely on the aesthetics and disclaiming any other responsibility altogether is a cop-out.Read More… More on Sustainable Food Share on Facebook
Someone must’ve decided the third week of May would be good for ceremonial shoveling: Following the Whole Foods groundbreaking Monday, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing will join developers and officials in Detroit Thursday to throw some dirt at the site of the planned Gateway Marketplace, future home to a Meijer Superstore. [...]
CHICAGO — An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study. Zithromax, or azithromycin, is more expensive than other antibiotics, but it’s popular because it often can be taken for fewer days. But the results [...]
What’s the cure for my perfectionist affliction? It’s to rethink what it means to be a public intellectual. I am actually a public learner, a co-creator of iterative knowledge, not a deliverer of once-and-for-all facts.Read More… More on Transparency Share on Facebook
As the founding volunteer director for Thistle Farms I have long ago bought into the myth that beggars can’t be choosers. As a professional beggar and priest for more than 20 years, I now understand beggars have to be choosy.Read More… More on Addiction and Recovery Share on Facebook
Blaming a recession on the idea that an insolvent government was finally forced into reducing its debt is like blaming a morning hangover on the fact that you eventually had to stop drinking the night before.Read More… Share on Facebook
Men with eating disorders have much shame around their eating disorder, feeling as if they are less masculine because of it. This results in men being less likely to ever seek treatment, or even tell anyone about their eating disorder.Read More… More on Eating Disorders Share on Facebook
Drew Brees says his contract negotiations with the New Orleans Saints have become “extremely frustrating.” Share on Facebook
Eagles tackle Jason Peters and Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs, two All-Pro players who have suffered offseason Achilles injuries, may lose millions because both fall under the “Nonfootball injury” provision of the collective bargaining agreement. Share on Facebook
