Adirondack Mountains

David Carr Q & A: To Hell and Back, then Back to Hell, Then to the New York Times

Artists of the Year

Iraq. SARS. Jay Leno, Still on television practically every night. Yeah, 2003 was about as much fun as a social disease.

Bolinas Junction

Two former lovers and six Minnesota writers unite in a serial short story

Northern Lights

Alison McGhee's novel Shadow Baby revisits the charmed solitude of the author's Adirondack childhood

Folding Chair

Five years ago Joel Sisson's blend of art, social work, and lawn furniture was the talk of the town. Now the founder of the Green Chair Project is sitting on a pile of dreams and unpaid bills.

Goodbye Golden Boy

Baby Boomers and Block E. Preservation and parks. Urban history and virtual reality. Outgoing city planning director Paul Farmer on the politics and passions that got him fired.