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around the americas with the crew of ocean watch
mariah bear
5.3.12
ocean watch crew
It sounds like such a simple idea: Take a map and draw a circle around the Americas. Suddenly, it becomes clear that what you're looking at is not two continents and two oceans, but one island, surrounded by one ocean—all deeply interconnected. On May 31, 2009, a small group of sailors set out to circumnavigate that island for the first time. After one year, 25,000 nautical miles, and 50 port MORE...
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waffles author tara duggan on writing, cooking, and feeding a hungry family
jennifer newens
4.26.12
Waffles_Tara_Duggan
Tara Duggan is a James Beard Foundation Award–winning food journalist, cookbook author, and former staff food writer at the San Francisco Chronicle. Her latest book is Waffles: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Every Meal. Recently I spoke to her about her writing and how it has evolved from her first gig at the Chronicle to present day as a busy “working cook” and mom to two daughters. What MORE...
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environmental photographer david thoreson talks melting ice, elusive orcas, and shooting the infamous green flash
kelly booth
4.20.12
David Thoreson One Island One Ocean
The good news? Within just the past few years it's become possible to sail a yacht right through the once-elusive Northwest Passage. But that's also the bad news, because what makes such a voyage possible is melting Arctic ice. David Thoreson, the lone photographer among the four-man crew of yacht Ocean Watch, set out to visually document this dramatic evidence of climate change on their year-long MORE...
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illustrator nishan akgulian on inspiration, first breaks, and inheriting creativity
kelly booth
3.22.12
Nishan Akgulian Working Mom Survival Guide
It takes years of practice and learning to see—really see—before an artist can conjure up vibrant scenes and characters with just a few graceful brush strokes. And, like a gold medal–winning ice skater, Nishan Akgulian's talent transcends his technique: He makes us believe his tricks are effortless. Maybe that's part of why he's found such loyal fans in the readers of Working Mother—after all, who MORE...
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