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Douglas Gorney

Douglas Gorney

Douglas Gorney is a writer living in San Francisco.

Deepwater Horizon, One Year Later: A Conversation With Carl Safina

Deepwater Horizon, One Year Later: A Conversation With Carl Safina

Talking to the author of "A Sea in Flames" about how offshore drilling has—and hasn't changed—since the Gulf spill… More »

Dreams From Africa: Exploring Barack Obama's Kenyan Roots

Dreams From Africa: Exploring Barack Obama's Kenyan Roots

A conversation with Peter Firstbrook, who has written a book about the president's family history… More »

City Limits: A Conversation With Edward Glaeser

City Limits: A Conversation With Edward Glaeser

Why measures aimed at saving our cities may actually threaten their survival.… More »

How Alan Lomax Changed the Way We Hear American Music

How Alan Lomax Changed the Way We Hear American Music

A conversation with John Szwed, whose new book documents the life of the U.S.'s most important folklorist… More »

Michael Chabon: How to Salvage a 'Wrecked' Novel

Michael Chabon: How to Salvage a 'Wrecked' Novel

A conversation with the "Wonder Boys" author, who is releasing an annotated excerpt of his failed book "Fountain City"… More »

Siberian Rhapsody: A Conversation With Ian Frazier

Siberian Rhapsody: A Conversation With Ian Frazier

An interview with the "New Yorker" contributor about his new book, "Travels in Siberia"… More »

What God and 'Battlestar Galactica' Have in Common

What God and 'Battlestar Galactica' Have in Common

A conversation with Douglas Cowan about his new book, "Sacred Space: The Quest for Transcendence in Science Fiction Film and Television"… More »

William Gibson and the Future of the Future

William Gibson and the Future of the Future

An interview with the author of "Neuromancer" and father of the word "cyberspace" about his new novel, "Zero History"… More »

Arianna Huffington on the Future of Journalism, the Middle Class, and America

Arianna Huffington on the Future of Journalism, the Middle Class, and America

The co-founder of The Huffington Post discusses her new book, "Third World America"… More »

Interview: How Our Economy is Killing the Earth

Interview: How Our Economy is Killing the Earth

A conversation with environmental author Bill McKibben about his new book, "Eaarth," and why Wall Street needs to die for the planet to live… More »

Escaping the Noise Machine

Escaping the Noise Machine

A conversation with George Prochnik, whose book "In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise" explores how we can live more quiet lives… More »

Minneapolis Unplugged

Minneapolis Unplugged

The city's CIO explains how omnipresent WiFi helps officials do their jobs and even save lives.… More »

A Census for the Trees

A Census for the Trees

In San Francisco, teams of "citizen scientists" are using new technology and old-fashioned observation skills to map the urban forest.… More »

The End of Garbage

The End of Garbage

From old tires to computers to yoga mats, a program in Boulder is saving hard-to-recycle items from the landfill.… More »

Stand in the Place Where You Live

Stand in the Place Where You Live

As local newspapers founder, a new breed of hyperlocal websites is taking their place.… More »

Dave Barry Does Adulthood. Sort Of.

Dave Barry Does Adulthood. Sort Of.

A conversation with the humorist about how he writes jokes, his feelings about death, and his new book, "I'll Mature When I'm Dead"… More »

The Secret Life of Thelonious Monk

The Secret Life of Thelonious Monk

A talk with Robin D.G. Kelley, whose biography about the eccentric jazz musician has new insights into his career… More »

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