The Placeless and the Privileged By Ben Huberman Highlight On the macro forces that have made digital nomadism something more powerful, and more sinister, than just another “lifestyle choice.”
What Alex Jones and Amanda Chantal Bacon Have in Common By Michelle Legro Highlight A new profile of the Moon Juice entrepreneur reveals how the hippie left intersects with the conspiracist right.
Before the Avon Lady, There Were a Bunch of Monks With a Bottle of Vinegar By Michelle Weber Highlight Meet the lifestyle and wellness hawkers of 13th century Italy: the Monks of Santa Maria Novella.
Shopping for Forbidden Fruit By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Rafil Kroll-Zaidi writes about proxy services which help Western shoppers navigate the Japanese online marketplace and buy the goods retailers refuse to sell outside Japan.
How the Mason Jar Got Hip By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Ariana Kelly writes in The Atlantic about the invention and impact of the Mason Jar ─ that simple, indispensible glassware that facilitated rural American life ─ and what its current popularity in urban culture signifies.
Tiny Houses, RVs, and Other Places We Call Home: A Reading List By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Reading List Here are four pieces exploring different approaches to space and home—from living on wheels to escaping the grid.
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