Cancer Redux
By Susan Hussey
In 2005 we published "One Health, One Disease," Organica
editor Susan Hussey's account of her battle with cancer and her decision
to pursue alternative treatments. Two years later, she faces the
disease again with new eyes and a new plan of action.
The Clock is Half a Pair of Glasses
By J. D. Scrimgeour
This writer teaches young students that, in art, there is
not just one right answer, but many interesting ones.
But as any standardized test will show, the ways of the creative mind
can't be measured.
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COVER: Cadillac Ranch, photograph by Bud Lee.
Fresh from a retrospective at the Tampa
Museum of Art last year, legendary
photographer Bud Lee brings his unique vision
to our Gallery.
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After the Hurricane
By Donna Decker
Active hurricane seasons have wreaked havoc among Florida's bird
populations. Last year a handful of concerned citizens volunteered to
drive displaced or wounded pelicans to a safe haven across the state.
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Choose Your Side
By Dave Brian Butvill
Which hand holds the pen or throws the ball determines right- or
left-handedness in humans. But research indicates other animals,
too, favor one side—and one hemisphere of the brain—over the
other.
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SOUL OF A CITIZEN—
Democrats and the Youth Vote
By Paul Rogat Loeb
As Democrats gear up to maintain control of the House and Senate
and win back the presidency in 2008, the under-30 vote could make
all the difference.
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BOOK REVIEWS—
New titles by Kate Braverman, David Steinman,
Enid Shomer, Don Morrill, Deborah Eisenberg and Jeffrey M. Smith.
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RADICAL FOODS—
Wild Foods: Foraging Ahead
Into the 21st Century
By "Wildman" Steve Brill
A tasty and nutritious bounty is as close as your next hike. Learn what
foods are yours for the picking, then try them out in some simple "wild
foods" recipes.
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BY THE WAY—
Abilene, Oh Abilene
By Naomi Shihab Nye
At a time when art teachers are a vanishing breed,
Organica's celebrated poet and columnist visits high school English
classes in this charming Texas town and reminds us why art and
poetry are the heart and soul of a child's education.
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Photo: Gregory Tozian
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MUSIC—
The Love Song of
Edouard Pecourt:
50 Years and 50,000 Tangos
By Gregory Tozian
A passion for the genre and a lifelong friendship with a
composer inspired this French-born aficionado to assemble what
might be the world's most comprehensive collection of tango records.
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JOURNEYS—
Having Hunger
By Michele Morano
Lured by an appetite for experience and a love of
Spain’s dramatic countryside, this American expatriate struggles to
feed a different sort of craving.
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Photo: Bud Lee
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GALLERY—
Bud Lee's
Americans
By Silvia Curbelo
From oddball celebrity
portraits to photographs
of carnival performers and
drag queens, Bud Lee has
built a national reputation
with cutting edge images
that are sometimes playful,
often compelling and
always genuine.
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FICTION—
The Other Mother
By Enid Shomer
A terrible secret haunts this compelling short story by award-winning poet Enid Shomer.
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POETRY—
Melissa Fair
New poems from one of Florida’s most distinctive
young voices.
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INTO THE 21ST CENTURY—
The Democratic Cinema of
Robert Altman
By Mitch Hampton
Mitch Hampton examines the quirky genius of one of our most
prolific filmmakers, who died last November.
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