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Letters: ‘No Country for Sick Men’
9/26/2009 12:00:00 AM
Letters: The Greenest Big Companies in America
9/26/2009 12:00:00 AM
We regard a green label as the stamp of moral approval. But a closer look at some of the companies listed reveals practices that trouble consumers who care about the humane treatment of all the planet's inhabitants. Surely that's just as important as a recycling program. Tai Moses, Oakland, Calif.
Bordeaux vs. Bali: The Wine Wars
Mac Margolis 9/25/2009 12:00:00 AM
Rajeev Samant developed a taste for wine during his years in California, first as a Stanford student and then as an engineer at Oracle in Silicon Valley. So when he returned to his family's picturesque farm northeast of Mumbai, he decided to try growing table grapes. He had his doubts: crops of mangoes, peanuts, and roses had already failed. But the grapevines flourished in the cool nights and sunny days. Samant brought in some ringers from Napa and imported India's first sauvignon blanc and zinfandel grapes, and Sula Vineyards was born. He corked his first bottle in 2000—just as Indians were beginning to catch wine fever. Now the winery uses a pneumatic grape press and giant fermentation tanks to produce 18 different varieties.
The Faster Sex
9/25/2009 12:00:00 AM
As a female automotive reviewer, I'm an oddity among my professional peers, the vast majority of whom are men. And though it may seem strange to a few antiquated minds that a woman would actually like cars, I have learned over the years that I am far from alone. To the Luddites, I say welcome to the 21st century, where many women love the give of the gas pedal beneath their foot, the feel of the leather-wrapped steering wheel in their hands, and the infinite promise of the open road. We thrill to a car's design. We even relish the sound of a deep, throaty, resonant exhaust note.
‘The Case For Killing Granny’
9/19/2009 12:00:00 AM
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How Getting Married Made Me An Activist
David J. Jefferson 11/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
Proposition 8 has changed my life. Just one month ago, when it looked like the gay marriage ban was winning support here in my home state, I turned to my partner of seven years and told him we'd better say "I do" before California voters told us "you can't." Immediately, Jeff Bechtloff and I jumped into full "Bridezilla" mode. We ordered a three-tiered mocha-chip wedding cake from the best bakery in Los Angeles (which now carries same-sex cake toppers). We pulled together a soundtrack of Frank Sinatra songs to play in lieu of "Here Comes the Bride." We asked NEWSWEEK's film critic David Ansen and his friend Mary Corey to do a reading from our favorite romantic film, "Breakfast at Tiffany's." We went flower shopping with my high-school girlfriend, who made the table arrangements and corsages for us.