Sharing

In the Library

Alan Black | Posted 10.20.2009 | Books


Alan Black

Libraries are about people. Not books. Although without them, we would have no libraries. When we gather under the sanctuary of a roof to read together, we know we belong.

Brooklyn Skillshare: Learning, Sharing, Doing

Scott Lachut | Posted 09.26.2009 | New York


Scott Lachut

Brooklyn Skillshare's inaugural event will offer classes on topics that range from kombucha brewing and butter churning to bike repair and screen printing.

Eunice Shriver: The Goddess of Giving

Russell Simmons | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Russell Simmons

Eunice Shriver working side by side with her husband Sarge Shriver on the now famous "war on poverty," which he began many years ago, is something that we should all be very thankful for.

Co-housing Communities Gain Momentum

nytimes.com | Chris Colin | Posted 07.12.2009 | Living


VICKI SETZER and her cats inhabit a small ranch home on a quiet cul-de-sac in Visalia, Calif. Connie Baechler leases a split-level house in Smyrna, Ga...

Where Would You Wish To Wake Up Tomorrow?

Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living


Fifty People, One Question is a straightforward, but remarkably vivid series of video interviews created by Benjamin Reece and co-produced by Deltree ...

Trading Backyard Bounty: Foraging For Fruit Gains Popularity

nytimes.com | Kim Severson | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living


It was just another day of urban fruit foraging for Ms. Wadud, one of a growing number of people who looked around their cities, saw trees full of fru...

The Psychology of Sharing

Scott Lachut | Posted 02.28.2009 | Media


Scott Lachut

At some point the anonymity of the Internet transformed into a social networking clearinghouse of daily minutiae and most of us opted in. Is this the existential crisis of our modern age?

Mexico: Sharing the Holiday Light

Jeannie Ralston | Posted 01.28.2009 | World


Jeannie Ralston

In Mexico, Posadas take place every night from December 16th until the 24th. Nine nights to commemorate the nine-day walk Joseph and Mary took from Nazareth to Bethlehem.

Study: Dogs Have A Sense Of Fairness

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 01.08.2009 | Living


WASHINGTON — No fair! What parent hasn't heard that from a child who thinks another youngster got more of something? Well, it turns out dogs can...

Sharing: A Truly Radical (And Green) Idea

Starre Vartan | Posted 06.04.2008 | Living


Starre Vartan

One of the first lessons we teach kids is to share, so you'd think our grown-up society would be all about give and take.