“I want to share more about what I witnessed at Rikers Island yesterday.” I just returned from Rikers Island where a group of elected officials exercised our legal right to inspect correctional facilities. What I witnessed was a humanitarian crisis. A …
Wastin’ Away Again on 7th Avenue
“[T]he whole ethos behind the resort is acknowledging that work sucks and no one wants to do it, but that ethos can only thrive in relation to work. If work didn’t suck, no one would be there. […] I thought of what Margaritaville might look like if w…
YAMDWS
building in a glass of water by Jeanne Menjoulet (cc by)Water in my NYC apartment tastes funny. How to test it? I’m a drinking water scientist and this is what we suggest to customers having water quality issues…
@thetrashwalker
The woman who rifles through New York’s garbage – exposing the city’s excesses (The Guardian) – Anna Sacks documents her ‘trash walks’ on social media, shining a light on the everyday shame and indignity of producing and living with so much waste