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Stories by Christina Waters

Christina Waters, PhD, writes about food and wine and teaches environmental ethics at UC Santa Cruz.

It's Not Enough to Be a Vegetarian

He got us to stop eating meat. Now ethicist Peter Singer is out to demolish environmentalist mantras like 'buy local' and 'eat organic.'
Posted on May 23, 2006

A Few Good Words

A new book offers a provocative lens through which to reconsider words suffering from deft right wing manipulation.
Posted on Oct 27, 2004

Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling

Will our Irish brethren adapt to their new smoking ban, the way smokers in New York and California have? Or will they bemoan the loss of that certain something that only comes from lighting up in a pub?
Posted on Mar 30, 2004

The Pre-Emptive Prophet

Saul Landau's new book, 'The Pre-Emptive Empire,' proves that reading political commentary can be both painless and spellbinding.
Posted on Dec 8, 2003

Bikini Watch

Summer calls and American women respond by having spaz attacks over food, bathing suit readiness and food.
Posted on Jun 13, 2002

Screaming Me Me's

How can parents, without the slightest twinge of guilt, bring rambunctious children to nice restaurants? These are public places, not exercise yards for feral youngsters!
Posted on Jan 30, 2002

Selling the Painter of Light™

Thomas Kinkade, the "most collected artist in America," says his work isn't about making money, it's about hope. Then why such a vast corporate structure devoted to hustling his art?
Posted on Oct 16, 2001