The botany of Desire - A Plant's View of the World flying disc Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in

Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835

A classic embossed glass jar design gets an update with discerning Japanese inspiration

These sunglasses modernize the iconic Cats frame shape with its soft upswept lines that flatter all face shapes

From a visit to the Japanese art islands of Naoshima and Teshima to surfing in Korea

The botany of Desire - A Plant's View of the World flying disc Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens inEvery schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers genes far and wide. InThe Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship. He masterfully links four fundamental human desiressweetness, beauty, intoxication, and controlwith the plants