July 2007

Features

Generation Now
Young, wired and living life on the digital edge — meet the millennials. by TOM TRESSER | photos by XIAO GUANG TSE

U.S. Defense Spending:
One Seriously Chunky Monkey
What do an upside-down school bus, a stack of Oreo cookies and U.S. military spending have in common? More than you might think. by JESSIE TIERNEY

A Topsy-Turvy Interview with
Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s
by CHARLES SHAW

Buzz Kill
The nationwide mystery of Colony Collapse Disorder recently shot into the news, but can urban beekeepers save the (bee’s) world? by NIKI STOJNIC | illustration by JUSTIN FREET

Eolo Perfido
The decadence of the American Dream.
featuring photos by EOLO PERFIDO

Conversations: The Ditty Bops
One half of the prolific power couple talk guerrilla gardening, the nation’s bike-friendliest cities and what it’s like to rock out on stage in a bikini crocheted from plastic shopping bags.
interview by ELIZA THOMAS

When the Student is Ready
It is said that when the student is ready, the master appears. by JEAN-CLAUDE GERARD KOVEN


Departments

Choice News
The Old Town School’s Golden Hootenanny; The Bloomingdale Trail: A Park in the Sky; Breathing Peace: Chicago’s Peace School celebrates its 35th year; A Taste of (Vegetarian, Vegan and Organic) Chicago

Tilting At Windmills
by PAUL CONSTANT

From the Commish
Help Conserve Chicago’s Water Resources
by SADHU A. JOHNSTON

How Green is Your Diet?
by TYGHE TRIMBLE

Yoga Chat
Unique and Unusual Places for Yoga
by CARA JEPSEN

Body Talk
by LIZ BARKER

Conscious Dining
Crust: A Pizza- and Organic-Lovers Place
by TANYA FRITZ

Talkin’ ’Bout My Transpersonal Generation
by JEFF DAVIS

Meeting the Spirits
by DANIEL PINCHBECK

Dr. Bronner’s Magic Media Soap Opera
by CHARLES SHAW

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