The Era of Classic Citrus Carton Art

from The Los Angeles Times L.A. THEN AND NOW Southern California’s great citrus had its crate advertising For decades, citrus growers labeled their wooden crates with colorful brand names and images, letting consumers know that the oranges, lemons and grapefruit...

Love Wins In The Afterlife

from The Wall Street Journal What Happened to Heaven and Is Gandhi There? A new book stirs debate about the afterlife. By JOHN WILSON Something strange has happened in evangelical churches over the past generation. Not in every congregation, but in the main, sermons...

Cannabis Plants As High As Christmas Trees

from New York Magazine In Brooklyn, Cannabis Plants Once Grew As High As Christmas Trees Photo: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images Ben Gocker, a librarian at the Brooklyn Public Library, recently uncovered an intriguing chapter in the borough’s not-too-distant past. In...

Rodrigo Corral to FSG

from MediaBistro’s UNBEIGE Rodrigo Corral Appointed Creative Director of Farrar, Straus and Giroux By Stephanie Murg on March 22, 2011 3:03 PM This just in: star graphic designer Rodrigo Corral has been appointed creative director of Farrar, Straus and...