Stories by Christina Waters

Christina Waters, PhD, writes about food and wine and teaches environmental ethics at UC Santa Cruz.subscribe to Christina Waters's rss feed

It's Not Enough to Be a Vegetarian

Posted on May 23, 2006, Source: AlterNet

He got us to stop eating meat. Now ethicist Peter Singer is out to demolish environmentalist mantras like 'buy local' and 'eat organic.'

A Few Good Words

Posted on Oct 27, 2004, Source: AlterNet

A new book offers a provocative lens through which to reconsider words suffering from deft right wing manipulation.

Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling

Posted on Mar 30, 2004, Source: AlterNet

Will our Irish brethren adapt to their new smoking ban, the way smokers in New York and California have? Or will they bemoan the loss of that certain something that only comes from lighting up in a pub?

The Pre-Emptive Prophet

Posted on Dec 8, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Saul Landau's new book, 'The Pre-Emptive Empire,' proves that reading political commentary can be both painless and spellbinding.

Bikini Watch

Posted on Jun 13, 2002, Source: Metro Santa Cruz

Summer calls and American women respond by having spaz attacks over food, bathing suit readiness and food.

Screaming Me Me's

Posted on Jan 30, 2002, Source: Metro Santa Cruz

How can parents, without the slightest twinge of guilt, bring rambunctious children to nice restaurants? These are public places, not exercise yards for feral youngsters!

Selling the Painter of Light™

Posted on Oct 16, 2001, Source: Metro Santa Cruz

Thomas Kinkade, the "most collected artist in America," says his work isn't about making money, it's about hope. Then why such a vast corporate structure devoted to hustling his art?
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