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She's So Unusual
In her riveting graphic memoir Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi lifted the veil off what it was like to be a smartass Iranian girl in a rapidly changing world. Now as her story is prepared for the big screen, she looks back on her journey from heretic to counterculture heroine.
BUST, Dec/Jan 2008

Drip Stop
The new arsenal of anti-dampness tools, tested by a rampant perspirer.
New York Magazine, July 20, 2008

Fresh Prince
In his bid to become Narnia royalty, Ben Barnes abandoned the London stage, endured hair extensions, and fibbed about his equestrian expertise.
ELLE, May, 2008

A Woman's Space
No frakking around: Battlestar Galactica might just be the most feminist show on TV.
ELLE, April, 2008

Brooklyn, ink
A peripatetic comic-book heroine comes to Brooklyn
Time Out New York, October 12–18, 2006

Queen of the Big Time
Novelist Adriana Trigiani talks about her best-selling books, her huge Italian family and, oh, yeah, the movie she’s directing on the side.
Figure magazine, Jan/Feb, 2006

The Other Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn’s main shopping thoroughfare, in Park Slope, is the inverse of Manhattan’s: No national chains or luxury brands, just owner-operated stores stocked with handcrafted gifts you won’t find anywhere else.
New York Magazine, November 28, 2005
http://newyorkmetro.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2005/15132/


	She's So Unusual In her riveting graphic memoir Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi lifted the veil off what it was like to be a smartass Iranian girl in a rapidly changing world. Now as her story is prepared for the big screen, she looks back on her journey from heretic to counterculture heroine. BUST, Dec/Jan 2008 Drip Stop The new arsenal of anti-dampness tools, tested by a rampant perspirer. New York Magazine, July 20, 2008 Fresh Prince In his bid to become Narnia royalty, Ben Barnes abandoned the London stage, endured hair extensions, and fibbed about his equestrian expertise. ELLE, May, 2008 A Woman's Space No frakking around: Battlestar Galactica might just be the most feminist show on TV. ELLE, April, 2008 Brooklyn, ink A peripatetic comic-book heroine comes to Brooklyn Time Out New York, October 12–18, 2006 Ancestor-Worship Chic Do cramped New Yorkers want the spirits of their departed forebears as roommates? New York Magazine, August 2006 http://newyorkmetro.com/news/intelligencer/18482/ The Curator Who Loves Paper Clips A surprising conversation with MoMA's Paola Antonelli. Bene magazine, Spring 2006 Queen of the Big Time Novelist Adriana Trigiani talks about her best-selling books, her huge Italian family and, oh, yeah, the movie she’s directing on the side. Figure magazine, Jan/Feb, 2006 Die, Pigeon, Die! A new how-to book for bringing down those rats in the sky. New York Magazine, May 16, 2005 http://newyorkmetro.com/nymetro/news/people/columns/intelligencer/1875/ The Other Fifth Avenue Brooklyn’s main shopping thoroughfare, in Park Slope, is the inverse of Manhattan’s: No national chains or luxury brands, just owner-operated stores stocked with handcrafted gifts you won’t find anywhere else. New York Magazine, November 28, 2005 http://newyorkmetro.com/guides/holidays/gifts/2005/15132/ Two-Year Colleges Tough Turf for Women's Studies Women's studies proponents struggle for an in at community colleges, where some students think the discipline might be about housekeeping and child care. Fourth in a series on women and education. Women's eNews, May 2005 http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2305/context/archive TV Show Raises Grim Realities of Emotional Abuse A husband-and-wife team on a reality-TV show offered the spectacle of an apparently emotionally abusive relationship. This type of abuse is not illegal and experts say many women who suffer it are not taken seriously. Women's eNews, January 2005 http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=2158 Traffic to Web Site Soars after Summers' Gaffe The backlash to Larry Summers' belittling comments about female scientists has been a boon for a new Web site that encourages students and professors to check out the under-representation of women on their own science faculties. Women's eNews, February 2005 http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2179 As Tsunami Recedes, Women's Risks Appear Women in countries hit hardest by the tsumani face heightened risks of rape and other forms of violence and unmet health needs. Advocates are launching fund-raising appeals and relief efforts to help them. Women's eNews, January 2005 http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2137 Nice ice Lab-made diamonds are as dazzling as those mined by third-world labor. This bling may be easier on your conscience -- and your wallet. Salon.com, December 2004 http://www.salon.com/mwt/the_big_idea/2004/12/24/diamonds/index_np.html Bright lights, big savings Believe it or not, a dazzlingly gaudy Vegas light display actually represents a major step forward in energy conservation. Salon Life, November 2004 http://www.salon.com/mwt/the_big_idea/2004/11/05/bright_idea/index_np.html Seeing red? Check out these maps Salon War Room, November 2004 http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2004/11/09/maps/ Would you drink this water? NEWater looks like any other glacier-clear bottled H20. Except it gushes from the toilets of Singapore instead of a bubbling spring. Salon, The Big Idea, October 2004 http://salon.com/mwt/the_big_idea/2004/10/22/big_idea_10_22/index_np.html MTV alters "Mosh" -- but director is still happy Salon War Room, October 2004 http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2004/10/29/eminem/ The Photoshopping of the President How a software application brought political satire to the masses. Plus: The candidates' hot-tub embrace and other steamy gallery images. Salon A&E, July 2004 http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/07/01/photoshop/ " Isn't she a little young?" A new public service ad campaign in Virginia uses billboards and bar coasters to remind men that sex with a minor is against the law. But will it work? Salon Life, July 2004 http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/07/26/virginia/ There Goes the Neighborhood: Luxury Condo Threatens to Destroy Fort Greene’s Historic Charm Brooklyn Rail, January 2004 http://www.thebrooklynrail.org/local/jan04/goesneighborhood.html