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Inmates and Ex-Offenders Cultivate Life With Bare Hands

Correctional facilities throughout the U.S. see the value of food and farming initiatives, especially sustainable ones, for inmates and society.

By Jan. 1, 2011, a Baby Boomer will turn 65 every nine seconds, which may force marketers, especially furniture makers, to rethink their youth-oriented ways.

Ancient Art Form Hits the Pavement Anew

A Brooklyn-based artist spends hours creating contemporary sand paintings, but sweeps them up as soon as they’re completed. He says their impermanence intensifies the experience.

Eating Local When Local’s Buried Under Snow

Now that the USDA has made ‘organic’ a dirty word, some shoppers rely on local farmers for clean and healthy produce and livestock. But what’s “local” and what can shoppers do in winter?

Broadway-Bound Playwrights See August Wilson As Model

African-American playwrights, directors and actors are underrepresented on Broadway — but in this recession, it’s hard for everyone. The solution may come from August Wilson, one playwright who figured out the system.