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POP CULTURE/SOCIETY

>Christian Science Monitor, January 12, 2007-- America's cult of celebrity


>Colorado Springs Independent, May 4-10, 2006: "Time to be children: Author warns of pushing children harder and harder to succeed"

>Christian Science Monitor, April 26, 2006: "Backstory: What is the value of a tree?"

>Christian Science Monitor, April 21, 2006: "At this attraction, you're not just along for the ride"


>Port Folio Weekly (Norfolk, VA), Aug 8, 2006: "A Natural Way to Beat the Heat"

>Boston Globe, February 14, 2006, Living: "Get your geek on: They love sci-fi, anime, fantasy gaming, and all things Tolkien. And they're no longer relegated to pop culture's dungeon." PDF page 1 / PDF page 2

>Christian Science Monitor, July 12, 2006 "Backstory: Is it really just a bunch of Fluff? A war over Marshmallow Fluff in schools spurs debate over nutrition and nannyism."


>Boston Globe, June 12, 2005: "Online communities: trading kindness among strangers in Iceland," PDF VERSION PAGE 1 / PAGE 2

>Boston Globe, August 1, 2005: "Home alone: A roommate-free lifestyle has given these Boston-area residents a sense of independence and empowerment"

>"Roughing it at sea?: Not anymore, with boats built to indulge," Boston Globe, April 28, 2005

>"Just like starting over: After breaking up with a longtime partner, going out is hard to do," Boston Globe, March 16, 2005

New Orleans Times-Picayune, Sunday, June 27, 2004
>>"The Tolkien trail: It's a murky search for the roots of "Lord of the Rings" in Oxford, England"


The Common Review, Winter 2004
>>"The Trouble with Tolkien"




Paris Notes, November 2003
>>A Day in a Café: Paris cafés are fewer in number but no less important to daily life"


The Boston Globe Magazine, - June 9, 2002
>> “Literary Déja Vu in Paris: a new crowd of New England expatriates is homing in on Paris. But the rules have changed since Hemingway burned his furniture to keep warm”

Paris Notes, April 2001
> >"Irish Pubs Prosper: In 1980, the first Irish pub opened in Paris;now there are over"