The art (?) of slam poetry.

making cash off emissions

Capitalism could be a great strategy for encouraging companies to lower their emissions output.

Two bishops have initiated a carbon fast for Lent.

We have a lot of different words to describe fat people, and they convey societal stereotypes about race and gender.

oh man, remember that episode of The Office where Jim tricks Dwight into believing that Gaydar is real and can be ordered from The Sharper Image? That episode is hilarious!

Anyway, here's a blog that reports on why gaydar could supposedly be more than an intuition (Although I don't buy it).

There's been some recent debate over a study by the National Endowment for the Arts that reports Americans are reading less than in past decades. I weigh in.

The worst places to be Black in the U.S. Brought to you by Black Agenda Report. Sadly, my beloved Wisconsin is number 1 again.

Spat between Ms. Magazine and the American Jewish Congress. Read it.

"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
Dig Michael Pollan? Check out this blog.

Check out ELDR mag

I don't think I've posted a "From the Stacks" blog yet. Since Utne's mission is to republish "the best of the alternative press," we have a huge library of independent magazines, journals, newspapers and books. Since they are independent, many of our readers may not have heard about these publications before our reprinting. So we sometimes post "from the stacks" blogs that highlight certain publications we believe our readers may be interested in.

Here's my "From the Stacks" blog on Eldr, the magazine that "celebrates aging."

Does anyone actually read this thing?

If so, make your voice known.

Anyway, here's a blog on the U.S. Patent system.