Articles
February 21, 1997 | Steve Rushin
September 19, 1994 | Richard Hoffer
The vast swards of synthetics, the acrylic acres, the polyester parks we play in—these were spun off from a technology that was meant, in the beginning at least, to serve the fitness needs of America's children....
August 12, 1985 | Ron Fimrite
August 12, 1985 | William Oscar Johnson
For two decades, towns and teams have been tearing up grass playing fields and replacing them with artificial turf, on the theory that ersatz sod is better than the real stuff. This 21-page report starts with a story...
March 04, 1985 | Edited by Jerry Kirshenbaum
A LAW THAT NEEDS NEW MUSCLE
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