Couple’s off-grid living on Nordic island II: preparing for winter at 63° N by Kirsten Dirksen on September 21, 2025 At 63° North, life on a small Finnish island brings long winters, frozen lakes, and a rhythm deeply tied to …
From Seoul to Barcelona: childhood observations of fertility and society by Nicolás Boullosa on September 18, 2025 Barcelona, 1986. The city held its breath: a small Mediterranean metropolis about to become a global stage, halfway to Columbus’s …
Couple builds fulfilling life & homestead on abandoned Nordic island by Kirsten Dirksen on September 14, 2025 At 63° North — where the midnight sun lingers and winters test endurance at 35 below — a young couple …
A kingdom we can’t see: little-known organisms could untap innovation by Nicolás Boullosa on September 11, 2025 Hidden within trees and soil lies a world we barely perceive. Trillions of microorganisms may hold the keys to medicine, …
Leaving tech to build wild-canyon homestead: Watch Duty creator’s life by Kirsten Dirksen on September 7, 2025 John Mills‘ story is part survival guide, part tech revolution, and part experiment in how to live with the land …
Humanoid robots are coming. Can we shape who they become? by Nicolás Boullosa on September 4, 2025 Humanoid robots aren’t just a sideshow — they’re the new front line of global competition. As China pushes mass production, …
68 & starting fresh: building DIY 2-cabin dream homestead from scratch by Kirsten Dirksen on September 1, 2025 At 68, Jeannette Belliveau sold her Baltimore home and moved to rural Idaho to build her dream homestead from the …
Flying over the cuckoo’s nest—2025 edition: mental illness & homelessness by Nicolás Boullosa on August 28, 2025 How social changes, housing policy, and neglect worsen mental health and homelessness in America. Lessons from history and abroad show …
Turning giant Cold War missile silo into 50-ton-door underground home by Kirsten Dirksen on August 24, 2025 In the early 1990s, retired engineer David McIntyre bought what most people would see as an empty underground shell: a …
Go West (conditions apply): the New Frontier is not a place but a gut feeling by Nicolás Boullosa on August 22, 2025 The American Dream was once a horizon, not a gated path. It carried a collective promise. But living in places …