‘Professor Dumpster’ Speaks Out on the Community Impact of Living Simply

"One professor left his home for a 36-square-foot open-air box, and he is happier for it. How much does a person really need?" asks James Hamblin ...

NPR Says We Live in an 'Impatient Nation'

An article on NPR claims that we have become "the Impatient Nation." We want quick answers to complex problems. The article puts it this way:

We: Speed ...

Overwhelmed by Choices at the Supermarket

Life used to be much simpler. Consider the following choices at your typical American supermarket or Big Box store:

• Crest toothpaste: 27 varieties
• Campbell's condensed soup: 53 varieties

Three Ships Overload and Get Lost at Sea

In January 1999 the North Atlantic commercial fishing industry saw a deadly string of accidents. In a 13-day span, the Cape Fear, the Adriatic, and the ...

How One Company Streamlines Complexity

Our lives are filled with gadgets we can't use (automatic sprinklers, GPS devices, fancy blenders), instructions we can't follow (labels on medicine bottles, ...

The World's Most Expensive Meals

A chart on the Daily Infographic website offers the following list called "The World's Most Expensive Meals":

• At the Fijimake Gekijyo restaurant in Tokyo you can get a bowl of Ramen for $110.

Timeline Shows How Luxuries Become Necessities

A 2012 article from The Atlantic observed that over the past 100 years we have often turned yesterday's luxury products into today's necessities.

• In 1900, less than 10 percent of families owned a stove, or had access to electricity or phones

Changing Blue Jean Fashions Shows the Triumph of Veneer Over Depth

In their book Veneer, Timothy Willard and Jason Locy argue that contemporary American culture often values image or appearance over depth of character. ...

Man Desires the Trust of His Homeless Friend

Author and Pastor Matt Woodley writes in a blog post titled "The Happy Homeless Man”:

A little while ago I wandered into the wrong hospital ...

A Stone for a Pillow

Francis would not allow his resting place to be laid over with covers or garments when he received hospitality, but the bare ground received his bare ...