Magzine October 2010

HEALTH

Reading, writing and revelation

How the written word helps refresh body, mind and soul.

 

Words that heal

The psychological upside of writing it all down.

 

BUSINESS

It’s payback time

To avoid credit card debt, always combine the pleasure of purchasing with the pain of paying.

 

Fixing the free market

How co-ops—businesses in which the employees are also the owners of the company—merge economic growth with social goals.

 

California dreaming becomes a reality

How Alvarado Street Bakery went from hippie collective to commercially successful co-op.

 I don’t have an office; I am an office

A plea for a new style of work - no fixed location or workspace, but longer working hours and greater job satisfaction.

 

ENERGY

Flower power (no, not that kind…)

Why a 19th-century invention is only now finding its place in the sun as a 21st-century energy source.

 

How the Stirling engine works

 

SPIRIT

Standing barefoot before God

The agony and ecstasy of writing as a spiritual practice.

 

LIFE

This is island Earth

A glimpse inside the lives of the Bajau Laut, who could play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity in the Indian and Pacific oceans' Coral Triangle.

 

COMMENTARIES

This is your life

Stop tweeting, texting and multitasking for a minute. Instead, tell your story.

 

COLUMNS

The usefulness of enemies

Two stories about what worthy opponents can teach us.

 Who’s the patient here?
 

FOOD

Cosmic salad

Bring the abundance of nature to your plate.

 

All you can eat

Author Jonathan Bloom offers fresh thinking on how to reduce food waste.