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Road Show had a limited run and mixed reviews when it opened in New York City last winter, but that's an old tradition with Sondheim. Many of his original productions were commercial - and critical - flops the first time round. Critics found him cold, audiences found him élitist, and...
But small, in many ways, has been good for his art. Moving off-Broadway - which he did with Sunday in the Park with George, his groundbreaking work on painter Georges Seurat - proved something of a relief to Sondheim. "I remember being very exhilarated," he says. "I found it liberating. It...
Joseph Odiambo walks decisively past eight plots of corn and comes to a stop in front of the ninth. Where the other plants towered sugar-cane thick with broad crisp blades, here the plants are skinny and stunted, draped with yellow-tinged leaves. The contrast is deliberate, an advertisement for...
The case for organic farming is a strong one. A 22-year study led by David Pimentel, a professor of ecology and agriculture at Cornell University, that was published in 2005, found that organic farms produced just as much corn and soybeans as conventional farms. While they required more labor...
In an ideal world, this is a face-off that would benefit Africa. For some farmers, commercial solutions - of the type promoted by Odiambo - will be the best way forward. Others might be better served by organic techniques. The key will be giving each grower the opportunity to make a...