REGULARS
From the Publisher
Consumption: What is All This Stuff?
To the Editor
From Our Readers
Last Words
Eternally Grateful for This New Day
Dirty Pretty Things
As grammie used to say, you can’t polish a turd. This V-Day, keep your karma clean with ethically-sourced eco-adornments.
by JESSICA RIDENOUR
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
Bestowing your beloved with conflict diamonds and dirty gold is hardly the best way to say “I love you.” Instead, why not opt for one of the mindful bedazzlers listed here. by JESSICA RIDNEOUR
Love Big
For a growing number of sexual adventurers, commitment doesn’t equal exclusivity, and the possibility for meaningful connection is only as limited as your capacity to love. by ANDY ISAACSON
Conversations: Deepak Chopra
Mind body medicine’s poet/prophet discusses his prescription for happiness, describes the next human evolution and explains why he doesn’t sleep. Interview by ELIZA THOMAS
Making Love Out of Nothing at All
The low point was several weeks before the couples’ workshop when Ron, my significant other, said he’d rather undergo root canal surgery. by REBECCA EPHRAIM
DEPARTMENTS
ON OUR RADAR
Portrait of the Universe: Infinigon
Ahh... the Smell of Clean(er) Air
The Pen is Mightier
When Plastic Attacks
What Counts?
Worth Repeating
Don’t just get mad... get active
GREEN SCENE
Power Play
Lobbyists and PR flacks are spinning nuclear power as the solution to climate change. But renewable energy proponents say don’t believe the hype.
by ALASTAIR BLAND
From the Commish
Composting Can Help Reduce Waste.
by SUSAN MALEC-MCKENNA
HEALTHY LIVING
A World Without Men
Gender-bending industrial chemicals are skewing the birth ratio in favor of baby girls. Could a world without men be a few short generations away?
by ELIZABETH BARKER
Your Brain on Sugar
Your Brain on Sugar.
by LIZ BARKER
Conscious Dining
Wholesome Balance at Aigre Doux.
by TANYA FRITZ
TUNE IN
What’s Sex Got to Do with It?
Check your ism’s at the door. One workshop aims to solve the so-called gender identity crisis.
by AMELIA GLYNN
Prophet Motive
Your Money and Your Life.
by DANIEL PINCHBECK
ART AND SOUL
The Business of Being Born
Your baby is a miracle, not a profit model.
by ERIC LARSON
Art and Soul: Reviews