Articles by Associate Editor Claire Elise Thompson
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![An illustration of a Japanese street with many restaurants and a vegan restaurant in the center]()
![An illustration of a Japanese street with many restaurants and a vegan restaurant in the center]()
Veganism has deep roots in Japan’s history. It’s beginning to resurface.
In this excerpt, Grist’s Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Joseph Winters explore how vegan diets are gaining a foothold in Japan — and the cultural barriers that still stand in the way.
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![Illustration of skyscrapers and farm divided by dotted line]()
![Illustration of skyscrapers and farm divided by dotted line]()
Fiction to reality: Bridging the urban-rural divide
When you envision the future of sustainable living, do you picture a dense city or the rural countryside?
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![Illustration of a cricket, garnished with basil, on a dinner plate]()
![Illustration of a cricket, garnished with basil, on a dinner plate]()
Fiction to reality: Will the US ever embrace insect cuisine?
Western culture has long painted eating bugs as backward and gross. But learned disgust can be overcome — if the conditions are right.
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![Illustration of worn and well-loved water bottle, sweater, and sock]()
![Illustration of worn and well-loved water bottle, sweater, and sock]()
Rampant consumerism is bad for the planet. ‘Underconsumption core’ offers an alternative.
Meet the new minimalism trend of 2024 — and the TikTokers hoping it will last.
