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Third Places

What is the "town square"?

Real life town life or the tech bros's curious vision

Mar 11 •

Karen Christensen

Civic Life, a history - Part II

How the early media helped develop a democratic public life

Feb 19 •

Karen Christensen

It’s the phones: loneliness, conspiracy theories, less empathy, and - argh! - less sex

College students who can’t read, plummeting test scores, and - double argh! - less sex

Feb 19 •

Karen Christensen

Civic Life, a history in 2 parts

How the early media helped develop a democratic public life

Feb 16 •

Karen Christensen

The 7 Places (and Spaces)

A controversial list presented for discussion and debate

Dec 13, 2024 •

Karen Christensen

China

A return to China and to Dunhuang

The Silk Road in history, memory, and our common future

Apr 17 •

Karen Christensen

Environment

Quietly vegan: Armenian Soup and more

There are a number of reasons to eat less meat - especially beef, and also dairy products - but it’s annoying to open a “green” cookbook and find that…

May 15, 2024 •

Karen Christensen

We need a new Earth Day

I did not get into my car last Saturday, Earth Day 2024 .

Apr 28, 2024 •

Karen Christensen

April Fool's note & new Home Ecology

My April Fool’s story has circulated far and wide, and will probably come back to haunt me.

Apr 9, 2024 •

Karen Christensen

Homesteading Part II: Greener Pastures

The best name I’ve seen for a back-to-the-land project is “Greener Pastures,” a Los Angeles consultancy I knew in the nineties.

Feb 28, 2024 •

Karen Christensen

Make a bag bouquet

It would be ideal to go entirely plastic-free, but as we move in that direction we can find practical ways to reduce and reuse the plastic that comes…

Feb 6, 2024 •

Karen Christensen

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