7 friends built restoration ecovillage. Outcome 50 years on
In 1994 a group of seven friends began living and farming together after taking over an 80-acre, 1974 organic farm 70 miles north of San Francisco that had been left…
U-Build hands-on: a flat-pack modular home you can assemble
U-Build is a modular construction system even completely inexperienced builders can assemble with simple hand tools. The flat-pack kit is made from CNC-cut plywood; components are slotted together like puzzle…
Witchcraft, Gender, & Marxism | Philosophy Tube
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmk47kh7fiE
German law student tried woodworking, became master designer
In the tiny Bavarian town of Aschau im Chiemgau, Nils Holger Moormann and his 35 employees create modern furniture in a converted stable under the shadow of a 12th century…
Noam Chomsky Stumps Andrew Marr
I'm sure you believe everything you say
Noam Chomsky – Manufacturing Consent
Summary of Chomsky’s analyses on how the corporate media functions. Excerpt from the documentary “Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media” (1992).
This is Cuba’s Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify – all without the internet
In Cuba there is barely any internet. Anything but the state-run TV channels is prohibited. Publications are limited to the state-approved newspapers and magazines. This is the law. But, in…
The Quiet Exuberance of Winter
“You have to be at peace with the fact that something might happen, and you might not make it through,” says Alexandra de Steiguer, the caretaker for the Oceanic Hotel,…
Why rappers love Grey Poupon
Charting the rise of hip hop's favorite condiment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOgPk5T1xi0
How did pink become a girly color?
Jennifer Wright explains how the color pink became associated with girls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaGSYGhUkvM