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...Because America was like this fabled foreign land. When I first came to New York City, what I was thrilled about was not the Empire State Building, or the Statue of Liberty, it was the fireplugs in the street. These things that Jack Kirby had drawn. Or these cylindrical water towers on top of buildings that Steve Ditko's Spider-Man fights used to happen in and around. So it's always been this kind of exotic babylon. And that's so for Alan as well. We used to get the American comics imported, and it wasn't just...
...going off the grid isn't as simple as unplugging your television. The grid isn't just electricity but water, heat, waste management - even your cable signal. And then there's the gas that powers your car, the government-funded roads you drive on and the air in which you fly. That's where Black comes in. He has just written a book called Living Off the Grid, a practical guide to weaning yourself off the electrical milk of modern life. To Black, the benefits of going gridless aren't just about the environment - though with electricity responsible for about...
...Water: Clean water out of the tap is one of the great innovations of the modern age - and something that billions of people in the rest of the world lack. But if you live on the right kind of land, you can dig your own well - as more than 17 million Americans currently do. The process is simple - dig a hole into the ground and get a pump that will pull out the water. Generally the deeper you drill, the better the water - but the cost can range from $3,000 to $15,000 depending on how far down...
...green custard that precisely matched the color of the plate. Bizarre though it was, the dish was the best part of the meal. Who knew that Wonderbread would be such a great foil to the milky-rich coconut custard? With four people ordering appetizers and entrees and drinking water (Shabu Square doesn’t serve alcohol), the bill came to a modest $63, including tax and tip, so things could have been worse.We all scrambled out of our booths and out into the blessedly cool evening as soon as the bills were paid, and probably will never go back...
...Roxanna had seen The Stable Boy up close, and who else could have reduced Frederick—an artist! and a Christian!—to such a state. She peeked over the edge of the hill. Frederick was still on the branch, his limbs reaching weakly for the water. Roxanna knew what Frederick needed. He needed something—no! someone—to turn him back toward the good, to the kind and loving bosom of the Lord, that warm home for which all the Lord’s creatures strive, whether consciously or no. Her task...