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Permaculture or Spermaculture? By Trina Moyles, From Briarpatch -
Napalm the Dog
How a fabricated story stimulated sincere horror on the Kent State Campus. -
Conversation Requires Listening
A real conversation expands you, deepens you, makes you feel more alive, more fully human. -
National Park Response to Grizzly Bear Attacks
National park grizzly bear attacks have become more frequent. After several incidents, regulations were enforced to ensure a peaceful coexistence.
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The Stigma of Fast Food Work By Joey Franklin -
The Most Human Art
Top ten reasons why we'll always need a good story. Originally published in the September-October 1997 issue of Utne Reader... -
Our Schedules, Our Selves
Our Schedules, Our Selves Are you more important than your appointment book? January February 2003 By Jay Walljasper, Utne magazine Clocks are now ubiquitous. Strapped to our wrists, hanging on walls, glowing on ovens, VCRs, dashboards, computer screens, and -
A Pen by the Phone
It was all my father ever wanted
Arts
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The Slow Death of Creativity in Sound
Without evolving creativity and changes, new music will become a lost art. -
The Summer of Dead Birds: A Memoir of Love and Loss
Ali Liebegott’s new book circles death like a buzzard. -
Old Hollywood’s Forgotten Filmmaker
Take a closer look at James Stuart Blackton, a revolutionary filmmaker in old Hollywood who has received little credit. -
The Nile Project: Bringing the River Basin Together and to the World
Think watershed, act local.
Community
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How to Turn Neighborhoods Into Hubs of Resilience
Three places showing how to make the transition from domination and resource extraction to regeneration and interdependence. -
An Economy of False Profits
Our national allegiance to the monetary bottom line threatens to negate other measures of personal and communal wealth. What’s being sacrificed to the cult of money? -
Can Blockchain be Used to Achieve Racial Equity?
Achieve racial equity through checks and balances a blockchain network provides by connecting everyone as nodes while still providing anonymity. -
Stop Trying to Understand Neutrois
Julia Eff talks about the daily struggles of life as someone without a gender.
Mind And Body
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Growing Up Hippie
Maybe it was the earnest meditation practices or the homemade cardboard lunch box that caused me to rebel. As the adult daughter of flower children, I crave structure, tidiness, and lots of sugar.... -
Into the Rafters
Reflections on a football dream cut short. -
Football Helmets and Concussions
Take a look at the concussion epidemic plaguing football players. -
The Will-to-Live-Until Phenomenon
Sometimes, the human body fends off death for reasons we don’t yet fully understand.