Will Tethered Bottle Caps Open a New Front in America’s Culture Wars?Tethered caps for all plastic bottles up to three liters (or approximately 100 fluid ounces), mandated in Europe since last summer, aren’t…Dec 131Dec 131
Whatever Happened to Creation Care?Far-right evangelicals killed creation care as secular poison. Is the rise in paganism an unintended consequence?Oct 16Oct 16
San Francisco’s Sensational Spring and Summer SunsetsIn my third installment of the wondrous and changing art of San Francisco skies, I focus exclusively on sunsets above Ocean Beach. The vast…Sep 8Sep 8
Vintage San Francisco Festival Guidebooks Reveal A City on the RiseExposition guidebooks from 1894, 1915, and 1939 capture an unbridled exuberance that San Francisco would do well to revive.Sep 22Sep 22
Published inILLUMINATIONWhen It Comes to No-fault Divorce the Christian Right Is All WrongJust when it seemed the Christian right was too focused on books, bathrooms, and babies to add yet another gear to its 19th-century wayback…Aug 1Aug 1
An Ancient Greek Warrior with a Modern American Lust for FameTales of classical Greeks in their plumed helmets and woolen tunics might seem far removed from today’s era of prevaricators, personality…Jul 71Jul 71
Published inILLUMINATIONHow Tech Transfer Discoveries Offer an Upbeat Note in a Downbeat WorldUnless you’re a dedicated scientific research fan, news of discoveries can easily be drowned out by influencer babble, political chatter…Jun 24Jun 24
Published inILLUMINATION1932 Through the Eyes of a TeenagerA chance discovery of an old high school yearbook is an artistic surprise.Jun 41Jun 41
Published inILLUMINATION10 Features of FascismIf you use the term, be sure to know how to recognize it.May 211May 211
