Environment

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The plot to seed bomb Brooklyn

April 13, 2012
By V'inkin Lee

Little eco-grenades of clay, fertilizer and seeds are one of the most potent weapons in a guerrilla gardener’s arsenal.

In severity of illnesses after 9/11, training made a difference, researchers say

September 02, 2011
By Catherine Alexander
Among those working in the devastation, construction workers who lacked the experience, coping skills and support, suffered the most.

The Obama Agenda: Who will bear the brunt of cost for cap-and-trade?

January 17, 2010
By Sudip Mukherjee
In New York, Con Ed offers some answers and another set of questions on cap-and-trade.

The Obama Agenda: Much is riding on wind turbines

December 21, 2009
By Nate Rawlings
Wind turbines like those in Abeline, Texas carry the hope of environmentalists and policy makers hoping to cultivate promising sources of renewable energy.

Out in the world: García Lorca in New York

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    Thanks to Lorca in New York (April 5-July 21 2013), a celebration of Lorca’s American sojourn, the Spanish poet is receiving renewed interest in the city he once described as the “vomiting multitude

The living dead are evolving: The Zombie apocalypse takes over media

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    Zombie research experts – yes, they exist -- debate the validity of zombie films based on an expanding definition of the undead.

     

For religious actors, a clash of cultures

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    Mona Shaikh must balance a dedication both to the theater and to religious observance. 

Playing the fool: An interview with Broadway “Cinderella” star Greg Hildreth

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    Hildreth plays the fool for a living, and wouldn’t have it any other way. 

A prized Italian painting makes its American debut

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    A painting by Diego Velázquez is the lone artwork in a new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum.

The second coming: Christian dubstep in the digital age

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    The music known as Christian dubstep is an unlikely pairing of two worlds.