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Culture
A Letter to Sage’s Readers: Thanks for Making 2012 So Great
And thanks in advance for making 2013 even better.
Should We Frack? Tom Wilber Reports, You Decide
In “Under the Surface,” journalist Tom Wilber asks whether we should frack — but leaves the answer up to his readers.
Greening The Hill
What are high school students and ex-convicts doing in the same volunteer program? Restoring a neighborhood, one swing of the sledgehammer at a time.
Delta Blues: Documenting Nigeria’s Oil Conflict
What does our thirst for cheap coil cost the people of the Niger Delta? Filmmaker Andrew Berends spent eight months amongst guerilla warriors fighting for their fair share of the spoils.
Debating the Issues, Glasses in Hand
Was that a Solyndra reference?! Glasses up, people. Live on the scene at the Presidential Debate Drinking Game.
The Frontlines of Fracking
How do Pennsylvanians feel about the hydraulic fracturing happening literally in their backyards?
Book Review: America the Possible
Gus Speth’s new tome marshals an impressive array of policy proposals in envisioning a new nation.
Infographic: Big Bad Corn
From ethanol subsidies to obesity, the litany of corn-related problems is almost endless.
Pollinating Connecticut
Throw on your protective suit, strap on your fencing mask, and make sure your EpiPen is in an easily accessible pocket: it’s beekeeping time, and New Haven is abuzz with apiary awesomeness.
Painting the Pacific Northwest
Where the mountains and forests end, the ocean begins.
Turtles
In travels from Kiribati to Baja to the Great Salt Lake, Ben Cromwell reflects upon the sacred and the abused, destruction and birth, and how transcending our nature requires that we step into the unknown.