End of shop class, and what it means for (most-needed) manual trades by Nicolás Boullosa on March 16, 2022 In the summer of 2006, Mathew B. Crawford had the urge to explain what was happening to “shop class” across …
Moved into airplane hangar. Now fabricates whimsical vehicles by Kirsten Dirksen on March 14, 2022 Non-tangible menial work alienates, whereas learning a trade can bring (meaningful) joy. Mark Atkinson turned his passion into work as …
What urbanites seek in mountain valleys & periurban hamlets by Nicolás Boullosa on March 9, 2022 When a little over two weeks ago we embarked on a road trip, I did not know that crossing the …
What is left after war: Paul Celan at Todtnauberg by Nicolás Boullosa on February 28, 2022 “It feels like 1939,” commented Zvi to her neighbor, a 96-year-old Ukrainian who still remembers how European leaders had been …
Friends couldn’t afford apartments. Bought the building instead by Kirsten Dirksen on February 20, 2022 As a housekeeper, Johnny Sanphillippo couldn’t afford to buy an apartment in San Francisco, but then he heard one of …
On finding meaning & self-actualization in the little things by Nicolás Boullosa on February 16, 2022 As GenXers, we come from an era still defined by cinema, TV, and music hit lists blasted on the radio …
Why the consensus on facts, opinion & experience has weakened by Nicolás Boullosa on February 9, 2022 Internet “culture” relies on the activity taking place at its core or constellation of services and most engaged users. The …
7 friends built restoration ecovillage. Outcome 50 years on by Kirsten Dirksen on February 6, 2022 In 1994 a group of seven friends began living and farming together after taking over an 80-acre, 1974 organic farm …
Nonplaces (physical & online): what convenience takes from us by Nicolás Boullosa on February 2, 2022 I often would go through Rue du Paradis for two years, in Paris’ 9th arrondissement (borough). This city area, a …
Spent 5 years fixing old house-barn by hand. It was worth it by Kirsten Dirksen on January 30, 2022 When Enrico Gri discovered the wild Orco Valley during a ski mountaineering trip, he fell in love with the idea …
