Blog Author - Mary Dennis

Why Big Ideas (made simple) Matter - David Quammen on Darwin and Dinosaurs
David Quammen has a gift not many people do: the ability to understand scientific writing. What makes Quammen special though, is he...
Fashion Five-Oh: Swimsuit Edition
Summer should be sun, sea and sex on the beach (the cocktail, of course). Why should that stop just because you live in a sweltering grey metropolis...
Books/Film Roundup: August 2009
  What better place than the fantasyland of film to forge ties that ought to exist in reality? China’s cinema scene is blazing trails on several...
New Openings: Agrilandia Pizzeria
  One of the truest tests of a good pizza is how it holds up when eaten cold. Agrilandia Pizzeria, a CBD-based delivery outlet of...
Fashion Five-Oh: Mean-Ass Motorbikes
  There are more than enough films where motorbikes are the main focus. Classic road movies like Easy Rider, iconic scenes such as...
Light Footprints: Ecotourism Tips
If travel were fashion, green would be the new black. How can you distinguish a “greenwashed” company – whose loud claims of eco-friendliness run no...
Zen Thoughts
“Zen is as much about carrying water and wiping your butt as it is about a pretty sculpture or a sand garden,” says Bill Porter. “...
China's Growing Sands
         In April 2009, British photojournalist Sean Gallagher traveled 4000km through Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu and Xinjiang...
Sports Feature: School of Rock
Rock climber Cliff Torrijos takes on Fushan; photo by Phoenix Torrijos Humans. What are we if not glorified monkeys? Climbing runs in our blood,...