recently published  

Atlantic Monthly (July/Aug 2008) Little Skyscraper on the Prairie
A 1950s tower designed by Frank Lloyd Wright rises high above the Oklahoma plains — it’s now a boutique hotel and arts center — and serves as a powerful testimonial to the architect’s supernatural powers of persuasion. Online: a slide show shot and narrated by the author.  

Preservation (July/Aug 2008) Tulsa? Tulsa!

How an Oklahoma city fell in love with art deco and never really got over it (cover story).  

Men's Journal (June 2008) Rum, In Its Own Right: How to drink fine rums? Start by ensuring your drink lacks a tiny umbrella. (Sorry, no link.)

 Men's Journal (May 2008) Rethinking Tequila: Forget what you've been told. It's not about oak. It's about the agave. (Sorry, no link.)

Atlantic Monthly (May 2008) Weni, Widi, Wiki: A trip to Seattle, with only the hive mind of the internet as a guide. The verdict? The web is great for finding the needle in the haystack. But it’s not so good at finding the haystack - at culling infinite possibilities into a manageable list of options.

American Scholar (Spring 2008) The Art of Doing: High school shop class leads not only to better bookshelves, but better human beings. A review of Richard Sennett's The Craftsman. (Sorry, no link.)

Preservation (Jan/Feb 2008) The Cost of Not Going Green: Amid our green building boom, why neglecting the old in favor of the new just might 

cost us dearly.