When a friend dies, the algorithm falls silent: friendship & grief today by Nicolás Boullosa on July 11, 2025 We live amid digital echoes and fading connections. Yet when a friend dies, the quiet truth breaks through. Social media …
Civilizational purity myth: zeitgeist, DNA, & the fiction of unmixed origins by Nicolás Boullosa on July 3, 2025 From Nazi archaeology to modern Egyptian nationalism, the search for ancestral purity distorts the very idea of civilization—founded not on …
Until it’s gone syndrome: seeing home through the eyes of distance by Nicolás Boullosa on June 27, 2025 From a forgotten Mediterranean hillside to the streets of Paris and Barcelona. On presentism, memory, and the clarity that comes …
We needed uncomfortable intellectuals. Instead, we got ad-engaged influencers by Nicolás Boullosa on June 12, 2025 As we leave Spring behind, some of us already miss a few of the intellectual and spiritual heavyweights that left …
Solar sailing & the spirit of Walden: charging with the sun, thinking with Thoreau by Nicolás Boullosa on June 5, 2025 A journey that began with a baby in a pouch, a college dorm bed, and Thoreau’s pond. From solar cars …
Book launch dispatches: In praise of unrushed stories & Life-Changing Homes by Nicolás Boullosa on May 29, 2025 Step inside homes that transformed lives. Discover stories that linger, not scroll past. It is a book for readers who …
Echoes across the water: the San Francisco Bay islands by Nicolás Boullosa on May 22, 2025 From Dumas’ Château d’If (Marseilles) to Alcatraz and Angel Island in the Bay Area, islands have long mirrored society’s fears, …
Collapse and anti-collapse: quiet power of self-organizing to build things by Nicolás Boullosa on May 14, 2025 A cult sci-fi saga returns to spotlight our obsession with collapse. But not all places spiral downward. Pepe Mujica’s passing …
Urban vs. suburban vs. countryside: family setups as kids grow older by Nicolás Boullosa on May 8, 2025 In the rhythm of errands and chance encounters, streets offer more than transit—they host a choreography of connection and meaning. …
The Asterix village in the dark: resilience in a blacked-out world by Nicolás Boullosa on April 30, 2025 The Iberian Peninsula’s recent power outage exposed our deep reliance on electricity and digital systems. One village’s self-sufficient approach offers …
