FEATURES

Meghan Miller takes a break from the circus (literally, and more on that next issue) to bring us the in-depth story of Nemo 33, a spring-water deep diving tank in Belgium.

McBee eats strange things in the name of Science, as our readers know by now. The Editorial Staff (I) asked him to make something of wild acorns. which gave him flashbacks, grim insights and a cautionary tale.

Saffron Rules! Christo & Jeanne-Claude's Gates blow sunshine through Central Park and Get Lost Magazine is there to catch the opening day unfurling.

The Bathhouse: An English teacher in China takes in the traditional luxuries.

Dave "Aplodontia" Mcbee is at it again... Stalking the elusive Mountain beaver. Then making off with its little carcass.

EDITORIAL

Much has transpired since we (I) abandoned the magazine. First, the archived stories kept getting read. The traffic diminished over the years to about half of its heyday, but traffic still came. Also came the droves of story inquiries, many of them excellent. We're running a few this issue, along with some buffed-up oldies that still are useful.

Of a mechanical nature, the magazine site has been refashioned to make updates much easier to do. As traffic returns, there will more regular features from our old favorites, and also links to other sites in our Kingdom to serve the needs of the Brave New Economy for both us and you. Our (my) own mom, Martha Strom, has a new website and blog called New Economy Cooking, which contains much-needed ideas for fine living from one who lived stylishly through the Great Depression, a war or two, and a number of partying households. Some of her articles were seen here first, but she's not letting us sneak in Jell-o® shots recipes into her column this time. Damn.

Another one in the works is This Offbeat Life, with some great tools for helping you harness your best resources without falling prey to fear, hysteria and all the other crap that befalls civilization when things get tough, including glossy surface cheeriness dispensed in "The Secret." What we need is to start acting on our own better instincts, fast, focused and organized. This is a wonderful time to be alive. Really. (No. Really.)

More importantly, the New Economy has rendered our (my) usual way of making a living in an office for large design firms pretty much Old Hat. The really good architects are working on the few things left with funding. I am not one of the Greats. I do, however, run a darned good magazine. This time I plan to work some monetizing tricks into the whole thing, serve our readers, have more fun, and contribute more to the world than I ever could as a fairly good drafter. It's good to be back!

(Oh, and forgive my botchy use of the Editorial We. It's really mostly me, but using the Editorial We makes us (me) sound quite established and grand. Our lack of magnitude is legendary, and we still have the Porcupine Puffer as our mascot.)

Cordially,
Your Editor.

Editor in chief: Leslie Strom, Assistant Editor: Dave McBee, Design, layout, advertising, electronic distribution: Leslie Strom, Contributing editors: Gail Boysen-Preset, Martha Strom, Marcia Tapp

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