Kevin Max

We take our Airstreaming seriously. This consumer-facing lifestyle magazine takes Airstreamers (and any RV and trailer travelers) into some...

Vertical farms are poised to capitalize on a $50 billion market opportunity with the ability to grow more flavorful, fresher, pesticide-free produce - using less land, water and labor than conventional farms. Barclays Research analysts highlight how vertical farming can reduce water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, hedge against climate change and ensure a fresh food supply at a local level.
Agriculture accounts for nearly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, nearly two-thirds...

How much taxes do the rich really pay compared to everyone else? It’s a question Americans can’t seem to stop arguing over. Perhaps one reason for the disagreement: If you’re conservative, the real answer may be a lot less than you assume. If you’re a liberal, it may be a lot more than you think.
Take a look at this recent chart posted on Twitter by Harvard economics professor Jason Furman, which puts things in perspective. Based on 2016 data from the Congressional Budget Office, it shows som...

We all know investing is supposed to be for the long-term. For Adams Funds that’s meant a lot longer than most.

This week marks 90 years since the notorious 1929 stock-market crash that marked the end of the Roaring ’20s and the start of the Great Depression. The Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX) launched that same month with $75 million in assets.

A closed-end fund, a type of mutual fund with a fixed number of shares that trade on an exchange like a stock, Adams Diversified Equity returned...

Welcome to 1889 Washington's Magazine. Editor, Kevin Max.

Steamboat Springs strikes the balance between a younger ski town population and older, laid-back ranchers, with a cultural scene built around both. Downtown Steamboat stretches along Lincoln and Yampa avenues. These arteries are lined with art galleries, restaurants such as Café Diva, Salt & Lime, Mazzola’s Italian Restaurant, and a cultural icon of Steamboat, F.M. Light & Sons, a fifth-generation Western-wear shop founded in 1905.
Steamboat’s natural hot springs and the perception of their t...

Welcome to 1859 Oregon's Magazine. Editor, Kevin Max.

On Monday, April 20, investors were stunned as they watched panic selling swamp the May crude oil futures of its benchmark, West Texas intermediate, or WTI. In the end, May contracts plunged $55.90 to nearly negative $40. Retail investors with a large portion of their portfolios in oil and gas saw significant losses in the ensuing mayhem.
Within two days, crude oil futures were trading back up near $17 per barrel.
Huge swings in contracts bring big risks to investors, but also significant opp...

Tony Chi moved with his family from Taiwan to New York City when he was a child. He was raised in the unglamorous Lower East Side and took refuge in art and beauty. He later attended New York’s High School of Art and Design on the Upper East Side, a school known as an incubator for such creatives as Calvin Klein, Art Spiegelman , and Harvey Fierstein.
Chi developed a passion for interior design and began his career with restaurants, designing locations for Wolfgang Puck , Alain Ducasse , and ...

A profile on Gert Boyle and Columbia Sportswear in transition.

The River Why and Brothers K author David James Duncan talks to Kevin Max

One weekend on the Oregon Coast catching cold waves.