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Karl Ove Knausgaard is just as depressed by empty American consumerism as you are!
In the most recent installment of this series, Knausgaard briefly and grimly decries colonialism -- with some degrowth undertones.
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Leo DiCaprio gives $50K to help Adrian Grenier find the “Loneliest Whale”
With a big push from noted ocean lover Leo DiCaprio, Adrian Grenier will film his search for the most solitary cetacean in the Pacific.
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Pacific sardines are crashing — bad news for whales and my salad
Your grandpa's favorite fish (and mine) can't support a West Coast fishery — or all the charismatic megafauna -- that rely on them.
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Physics geniuses, Mexican rappers, LEGO Supreme Court: It’s Woman Crush Wednesday
This week, our roundup of badass women in the news also includes a controversial filmmaker and power-playing politicos.
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Where’s the beef? Everywhere.
In a new book, "Cowed," Denis Hayes and Gail Boyer Hayes look at the complex and omnipresent place of cows in our culture.
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There’s a local flower movement blooming
Activist, author, and podcaster Debra Prinzing wants to make the slow flower movement a thing.
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Which is worse, a K-Cup or a throw-away coffee cup?
A reader wants to know the lesser of two coffee evils. Umbra cups the ante.
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Take it easy, man: Marijuana is not turning New Yorkers into murderers
The NYC police chief is blaming a rise in the murder rate on pot, which makes absolutely zero sense. If we want safer cities, we should legalize pot.
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The tiny house fantasy is getting a teensy bit out of control
A Portland-based construction company is building luxury tiny houses, and they're anything but simple.
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VICE takes on climate change, and guess what — it’s pretty bleak!
A lot of the first episode is pretty standard Climate Change 101, but it's worth watching for some infuriating and heartbreaking moments.
