Category Archives: The widening gyre

Don't take it from me: more on the hyperbolic coral reef

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Ali

Must be the zeitgeist. Here’s a talk from Margaret Wertheim herself on the hyperbolic crochet coral reef, from the TED lecture series. She tackles the mathematics of hyperbolic forms better than I did, and even holds up little models to … Continue reading →

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April Fools Day with Gimby, Moe, the Obamas, my boyfriend, Deborah Madison, and a bunch of unemployed New Yorkers

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Ali

April Fools Day. If I were in a cleverer mood, I’d come up with some witty post to celebrate the occasion, the blogosphere’s equivalent of the ol’ salt in the sugar jar trick. But I’ve been home with Merrie for … Continue reading →

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Oh, it's you. Well, hi there.

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Ali

I like to think that a good blog is kind of like a solid marriage. You can take the occasional separate vacation, then pick up right where you left off. After weeks of no posting, that’s a comforting thought. (of … Continue reading →

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Tomato country, Florida: "ground zero for modern slavery"

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Ali

Okay, so this one is depressing, but important. There is a phenomenal, and profoundly troubling, article, Politics of the Plate, the Price of Tomatoes, by Barry Estabrook, in this month’s Gourmet magazine. It focuses on Immokalee, Florida, the tomato capital … Continue reading →

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Two good links on the HFCS-mercury issue

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Ali

It’s a snow day again. It’s cold outside — a high of 9 degrees today? — but it sure is pretty: I awoke this morning, learned that we’d be staying home, and I had this thought: “What if, just for … Continue reading →

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