English cave dwellers that inspired Tolkien were evicted by Kirsten Dirksen on October 3, 2022 At one point, the sandstone caves of Kinver’s Edge were home to 44 people, and in the 1960s, they were …
Butterfly effect: intense week of (un)serious efforts to curb inflation by Nicolás Boullosa on October 1, 2022 September 2022 refuses to be a dull back-to-school month, what the French call the “rentrée.” But in the last week …
Wasn’t allowed to build on garden. Dug underground villa instead by Kirsten Dirksen on September 28, 2022 Brought up on James Bond, Chris Oakes saw the appeal of an underground lair, but his reasons for building a …
Finding meaning in postmodernity: the forgotten Aldous Huxley by Nicolás Boullosa on September 26, 2022 To each generation, its monsters. With his novella The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka explained more about early-twentieth-century angst than any historian …
Apartment furniture rolls into ceiling, it’s truck-drag strong by Kirsten Dirksen on September 19, 2022 Currently, you can buy a bed, desk, and storage that will drop from the ceiling with the push of a …
Unsafe plastics in everyday products alter hormones & weight by Nicolás Boullosa on September 14, 2022 Like owner, like dog. Pets may share more than their owners’ overall personality. Historical hints at the stunning physical resemblance …
Small prefab backyard home feels more livable than McMansions by Kirsten Dirksen on September 11, 2022 John Geary grew up watching his father build big homes in the San Francisco Bay Area where it can take …
Heatwaves are more frequent. Here are some relief strategies by Nicolás Boullosa on September 9, 2022 We were still talking about heat waves affecting the European continent and potentially shaping the continent’s future. Then, the focus …
Family of 5 boosts apartment with ‘1950s space-saving furniture by Kirsten Dirksen on September 5, 2022 When Heidi Waterfall and her family of 5 moved into a 79 square meter (850 square feet) apartment in Paris, …
EV car sales get exponential in China: 3.5% to 26% in 2 years by Nicolás Boullosa on September 2, 2022 At first, it happens slowly, the saying goes; and then, suddenly. A market’s dynamism, scale, and/or integration can speed changes, …
