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A new book asks whether capitalism is compatible with public health. (The answer is no). https://www.salon.com/2021/03/14/a-new-book-asks-whether-capitalism-is-compatible-with-public-health-the-answer-is-no/
The New York Times: For Planet Earth, No Tourism is a Curse and a Blessing. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/07/travel/covid-pandemic-environmental-impact.html
The Guardian: Land could be worth more left to nature than when farmed, study finds. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/08/land-could-be-worth-more-left-to-nature-than-when-farmed-study-finds-aoe
This is truly the dream. Source: Framework’s Customizable Laptops Are Upgradeable and Repairable
Amateur field recordist Kyler B traverses the globe to explore, experience and share the phonic identities of cities and other environments. Source: Have Sound, Will Travel: One Man’s Global Journey Captured On YouTube | Sound of Life
The New York Times: Opinion | Can You Believe This Is Happening in America?. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/opinion/us-politics-texas-mars.html
What can hunter-gatherer societies teach us about work, time, and happiness? Source: Review: ‘Work,’ by James Suzman – The Atlantic
Harnessing the biochemistry of fermentation. Source: How to ferment your food
An alternative school in Cambridge adjusted and refined its approach during the pandemic to ensure students got what they needed, including later start times and one-on-one meetings with teachers. Source: This Cambridge high school made changes during the pandemic, leading to remote-learning success – The Boston Globe
“I like to see the happy faces, to see people enjoying the property.” Source: This Mass. camping spot ranked among the best outdoor stays in the U.S. | Boston.com
Republicans failed to ensure that the Texas power grid could withstand a cold snap, so the party’s broadcast arm recycled lies about wind energy to deflect blame on to Democrats. Source: Fox News Recycles Lies About Wind Turbines in Texas
The New York Times: Opinion | Don’t Go Down the Rabbit Hole. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/opinion/fake-news-media-attention.html
Work “nooks,” sanitizer-stocked mudrooms, and other new features might soon appear in American houses—for those who can afford them. Source: How the Coronavirus Will Change Home Design – The Atlantic
https://www.uni-bonn.de/news/038-2021
Boston.com: This New England town was named by Travel + Leisure as one of the best places to retire in 2021. https://www.boston.com/travel/local-news/2021/02/09/new-england-town-best-places-to-retire-travel-leisure
Making products last longer, and giving old products second lives, is a central pillar of its climate ambitions: Ikea aims to become a “100% circular business” by 2030. That means creating home goods that not only meet Ikea’s definition of “democratic design” — affordable, high-quality, sustainable, stylish and functional — but also can be…
MarketWatch: Why vacation-home markets are booming in Alabama and New Hampshire. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-vacation-homes-are-booming-in-alabama-and-new-hampshire-11612469787
Recompose, located outside of Seattle, has turned its first customers into soil after years of development. Source: The First U.S. Funeral Home That Turns Bodies Into Compost Is Now Open
Human populations are set to decline in countries from Asia to Europe – and an unusual form of rewilding is taking place Source: As birth rates fall, animals prowl in our abandoned ‘ghost villages’ | Depopulation | The Guardian
New York Magazine: The Best Standing Desk Is Actually a Workbench Meant for the Garage. http://nymag.com/strategist/article/husky-adjustable-work-table.html?utm_source=undefined&utm_medium=undefined&utm_campaign=feed-part
Problems with government efforts to vaccinate Americans are spawning experiments to test if the private sector can do it better, including a plan to inoculate 10,000 people a day in a football stadium. Source: Fed-Up Executives Plot a Faster Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout – WSJ
“Vermont jacket, Vermont gloves, Vermont common sense!” Source: Here’s the story behind Bernie Sanders’s very Vermont inauguration outfit | Boston.com
With travel still uncertain due to COVID-19, and overseas vacations out of the question, “staycations” within BC have regained importance. The whole idea is to getaway without going far, and SeaSuites on Vancouver Island’s southern shoreline has nailed it. Mark Philbrook designed the 26-foot aluminum houseboat that is now docked at Port Sidney Marina. Its…
The New York Times: What It Means to Look at Paintings of Snow. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/t-magazine/paintings-snow-winter-art.html
https://www.boston.com/travel/travel/2021/01/11/vermont-city-feels-like-international-travel-fodors
WIRED: Climate Change Is Turning Cities Into Ovens. https://www.wired.com/story/climate-change-is-turning-cities-into-ovens
Rumors swirling around 2016 Wikileaks dump was glue that held “Pizzagate” together. Source: Study: Folklore structure reveals how conspiracy theories emerge, fall apart | Ars Technica
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