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'The Simpsons Movie': Homer's Odyssey is No Classicnew
If you're hoping for 80 minutes of prime Simpsons, something to rival the best moments of seasons 3 through 5, you'll be disappointed -- if you're anticipating something like a really long, above-average episode from the current season, you're in luck.
NOW Magazine |
John Harkness |
07-27-2007 |
Reviews
Islamic Democracy Unveiled in Turkeynew
Muslim win is no cause for fear.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
07-27-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Perils of a Waterfront Paddlernew
Traffic jams, tankers and smoggy speedboats make for treacherous Toronto kayaking.
NOW Magazine |
Roger Brook |
07-27-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Fate of the Globe's Poor Rests with Organicsnew
Organic food, which has seemed to cater to an exclusive and affluent group in the industrialized world since 1990, is now ranked by two just-released studies as critical to feeding the world's hungry.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
07-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
Spacesuits the Perfect Getup for Fouled Planetnew
Why does everyone keep spewing all that desperate doom-think about air quality and global warming into the atmosphere when an already existing technology that could alleviate the problem is staring us in the face?
NOW Magazine |
Robert Priest |
07-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Rethinking Air Travelnew
Newer and better jet fuels aren't going to save our skies, but we can buy carbon credits.
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
07-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Orderly Exit is Not an Option in Iraqnew
The problem is the U.S. collaborators -- tens of thousands would probably be killed.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
07-20-2007 |
Commentary
Top Five Green Carsnew
Take a peek inside these (relatively) lean machines the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy parks in its top five.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
07-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Toronto's Dirty Dozennew
Big biz is mucking up our air -- here are the 12 worst offenders.
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
07-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Ecoholic: Create a Haze-free Homenew
"I hear the air quality in my home can be worse than that of outdoor air. What's the source of all those fumes?"
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
07-20-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Election Debates Hit YouTubenew
What looks like a victory for democracy may not be so egalitarian.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
07-20-2007 |
Politics
Alt.Health: Prescribed by the Godsnew
Ayurveda hailed from ancient deities, but watch for toxic products.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
07-20-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
'Gym' Dandynew
Except for one, each of the 33 working novelists, short story writers and poets assembled by Clark delivers practical tips in plain English for the practicing writer.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Dowler |
07-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
Rock vs. Rap Thespiansnew
With Sting's Police and Ice-T hitting Toronto around the same time, we take a look at how their screen careers stack up.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss and Tim Perlich |
07-20-2007 |
Music
Recharged Billy Joe Shavernew
The hardcore Texas troubadour is still raisin' hell.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
07-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Billy Joe Shaver
