The Birth Control Solution

Nov 03.11


By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF

What if there were a solution to many of the global problems that confront us, from climate change to poverty to civil wars?… Click for more

Stop Coddling the Super-Rich

Aug 27.11



By WARREN E. BUFFETT

OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting.… Click for more

This is pretty cool!!

Jul 27.11



Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables

By MARK BITTMAN

WHAT will it take to get Americans to change our eating habits?… Click for more

New York Times: Really? The Claim: Pets Can Raise a Child’s Risk of Developing Allergies

Jun 22.11

THE FACTS

Many parents worry that keeping a dog or cat in the house may make a child more likely to develop pet allergies.… Click for more

SADNESS AND AWE

Mar 26.11

Today I am very sad. Part of the reason is expressed in Bob Herbert’s final article in today’s New York Times which you can read here.… Click for more

MY DAY OFF

Jan 10.11

I will work with Jen Weinstein most of the day learning lines–or, I should say, re-learning lines.

Later today is Oliver Elfman (Bridget Fonda and Danny Elfman’s son) turns 6 and is having a tea party that I will go to.… Click for more

New York Times: Body Talk

Apr 20.10

As the founder of the first World Fitness Day, which will be held in Atlanta on May 1, you will be leading what might be called the biggest gym class ever.Click for more

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