Tag Archives: Lifestyle

HEALTH / Know Thyself (And Watch Thy Back)

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Nancy Kennedy, 20, downs soda and fries. Photo from LA Times, 1965.A good dose of Healthy Skepticism:Learn what works for you Each of us is inside our body and we know what it feels like better than the M.D. ever … Continue reading →

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A Lifestyle Alternative : The Gift Economy

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Jesse James Retherford. The gift economy and the sustainable community Within a moral economy the social significance of individuals is defined by their obligations to others, with whom they maintain continuing relationships. It is the extended reproduction of the relationship … Continue reading →

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James Howard Kunstler : Downscaling our Lifestyle

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Miniature City by Theo Elsworth / Art Capacity.‘Consumerism’ Is Dead — Can Obama Lead Us to a Downscaled Lifestyle? In the folder marked ‘unsustainable’ you can file most of the artifacts, usufructs, habits, and expectations of recent American life: suburban … Continue reading →

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Shhhh! Don’t Tell! : The Couple Who Lived in a Mall

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Michael Townsend and Adriana Yoto at their secret diggs at Providence Place mall in Providence, R.I. Photo by Stephanie Ewens.After Michael Townsend and Adriana Yoto found their skyline blighted by a colossal mall, they protested it in an unusual way … Continue reading →

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