Productive idleness? from the Roman “otium” to no-screen nights by Nicolás Boullosa on March 13, 2024 Or, why quality downtime might be the secret superpower of high achievers, healthy people who don’t need to show off …
Builds Quonset bunkers for a living. Lives in Dome Home in the woods by Kirsten Dirksen on March 10, 2024 David builds underground Quonset huts, so when he saw a rundown Monolithic Dome for sale, he bought it and began …
It didn’t just start: genealogy of resentment & self-righteousness by Nicolás Boullosa on March 6, 2024 From frustration to self-righteousness: here’s a look at the genealogy of resentment in the so-called Culture Wars —and what youth …
Young couple self-builds hempcrete home with innovative compost toilet by Kirsten Dirksen on March 3, 2024 When Nil and Olivia found an affordable plot in picturesque Garrotxa, Catalonia, they quickly bought it and began to build …
Could future humans “hibernate” to prevent disease & extend life? by Nicolás Boullosa on February 28, 2024 Some animals use a puzzling strategy to survive winter, finding a den and entering a state of minimal activity marked …
He stacked 64 containers in high-end solar skyscraper of 18 condos by Kirsten Dirksen on February 25, 2024 He had already stacked containers two and three stories, but with his Ida apartment complex, Brian Stark went 85 feet …
The places we’ve lived: our pros/cons of city, suburbs & countryside by Nicolás Boullosa on February 21, 2024 While building a personal business at *faircompanies, as well as helping launch and grow a successful YouTube channel, I have …
Family builds their own private ecovillage with free materials by Kirsten Dirksen on February 18, 2024 Cameron and Janeen Schiff built their dream home out of trash and salvage, but it took 16 years to put …
From fires to mudslides: the spiraling cost of insurance in CA by Nicolás Boullosa on February 14, 2024 Connected to California’s 60s counterculture due to its untrammeled wilderness, dramatic vistas, surf waves, and legendary sunsets, Big Sur has …
Living car-free in the Arizona desert: inside Culdesac Tempe (full walkthru) by Kirsten Dirksen on February 12, 2024 Just outside sprawling Phoenix, a car-free neighborhood built from scratch has gone up, the first one of its kind in …
