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The preferred and ubiquitous mode of urban development is hostile to both walking and talking. In walking, people become part of their terrain; they meet others; they become custodians of their neighborhoods. In talking, people get to know one another; they find and create their common interests and realize the collective abilities essential to com
... See moreRay Oldenburg • The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community
will saunter to his task surrounded by a wide halo of ease and leisure. There will be a wide margin for relaxation to his day. He is only earnest to secure the kernels of time, and does not exaggerate the value of the husk.’
Ferriss, Timothy • Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
legs almost too small to see, circling his
Richard Powers • The Overstory: Winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
So much of the world is not made by people, and paying attention to that is important to me.”
Rachel Cooke • ‘I’ve Dealt With Anti-Hillbilly Bigotry All My Life’: Barbara Kingsolver on JD Vance, the Real Appalachia and Why Demon Copperhead Was Such a Hit
the gentle mooing of the cows, the not entirely disagreeable smell of dung, they all briefly gave me the sense of – I wouldn’t say of having a place in the world, let’s not overstate the case – but of belonging to a kind of organic continuum, of animal regrouping.
Michel Houellebecq • Serotonin: A Novel
In this way, we begin to see that White Man’s time is a very real threat to human health and the quality of the human experience. The constant urgency, the relentless activity, and most of all, our radical de-synchronization with the natural rhythms of the living world—these things extract a destructive toll on the human body and spirit. Time sickn
... See moreFrank Forencich • The Art is Long: Big Health and the New Warrior Activist
The 400 Blows