AvatarAlexisflipped into To readAvatarAvatarTop 10 books of eco-fictionverified_publisherThe Guardian - Guardian staff reporterAs the climate crisis grows ever clearer, the best fiction can help realign our conception of nature
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AvatarAlexisflipped into To readAvatarAvatarA real-life Mole Man spent 40 years digging tunnels beneath his London home before it was abandoned. See how an artist transformed it into a subterranean studio.Insider - Matthew WilsonWhen people think of the Mole Man, they might think of a superhero villain lurking in the subterranean depths of the Earth. But did you know there …
AvatarAlexisflipped into PlantAvatarAvatar9 most scenic campgrounds in the US for 2022: escape the crowds and get off the beaten pathverified_publisherLonely Planet - Tyler WildeckWhether you’re a cold-weather camper, a summer backpacking fanatic or a cross-country road tripper, finding the perfect campground can be a challenge, especially when it comes to maximizing your scenery and minimizing the crowds. While it’s easiest to stay in campgrounds that are already well …
AvatarAlexisflipped into SolarpunkFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhen living apart keeps you togetherverified_publisherCurbed - Julia SklarWhen my friends Brittany Mytnik, 28, and Ben Nicolaysen, 27, come home from work, they like to cook dinner together and talk about their days. They’re like most couples in that way. What they cook might vary, but there’s a familiar cadence to their routine: Nicolaysen follows the recipe in his head …
AvatarAlexisflipped into To readAvatarAvatarThe Strange Quest to Crack the Voynich Codeverified_publisherUndark Magazine - Jillian FoleyWhy are so many scholars and scientists obsessed with deciphering a bizarre, illustrated 600-year old manuscript? It’s an approximately 600-year-old …
AvatarAlexisflipped into To readFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhen Nature Calls in the Backcountry, It’s a Problem for Parkssierraclub.org - By Colleen StinchcombeFor one day each September in Washington State’s Olympic National Park, if you see a helicopter overhead, it’s probably not retrieving an injured …
AvatarAlexisflipped into To readAvatarAvatarThe Monumental Undertaking of Moving Into an Old Masonic Templeverified_publisherAtlas Obscura - Jessica Leigh HesterThe 20,000-square-foot house requires endless renovations, but the ceiling is high enough to fly a drone inside. An iconic emblem greets visitors to …
AvatarAlexisflipped into To readAvatarAvatarFairway and What We Mourn in a Storeverified_publisherThe New Yorker - Adam GopnikEulogies for passing enterprises are hard to entertain, not because the enterprises are not significant in our lives but because they are entirely so—though in ways that are more mystically atmospheric than easily analyzed. What the city lost when, say, Bonwit Teller closed, or when Bendels …
AvatarAlexisflipped into To readAvatarAvatarHellebores: the best species helleboresGardens Illustrated - trueWhen the pioneer hellebore breeders of the 1960s, Eric Smith and Jim Archibald, began the journey to the startling colours and forms that we have …
AvatarAlexisflipped into To readAvatarAvatarThe Chocolate-Brewing Witches of Colonial Latin Americaverified_publisherAtlas Obscura - Reina GattusoThe Inquisition persecuted women who used cacao to entice lovers and spurn enemies. It happened, perhaps, one hot, humid night, mist over the …
AvatarAlexisflipped into To readAvatarAvatarWedding Photographers Share Their Favorite Moments (Published 2020)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Alix StraussSome of the best photos — from teary-eyed first looks to candid dance moves — are captured when least expected. Most photographers have a shot list — a must-capture catalog of photographs that each couple insists they have to remember their wedding day. And yet the unexpected moments are really what …