Common Pursuits

Ideas & Culture

Practicing Presence Amid On-Demand Distraction

When was the last time you did something and didn’t try to upgrade the task by layering another activity on top of it?

by Matt Civico

3 min read

Ideas & Culture

Masks & The Mandalorian

What was once a symbol of power, control, and fear, is now a reminder of this man’s powerlessness, his lack of control, and his fearfulness of death.

by Audrey Michel

4 min read

Newsletter

CP Monthly for April 2021

Trust, chocolate chip cookies, and a hard reset for the internet.

by Common Pursuits Staff

Technology & Science

Towards Technopoly: The Broken Defences

However imperfect the former things were, Postman is determined to argue for the value of the things we've lost.

by Matt Civico

8 min read

Newsletter

CP Monthly for February 2021

Losing restaurants, cabbage rolls, and the world beyond our heads.

by Common Pursuits Staff

Disney Retrospective

Disney Retrospective: Aladdin

What's a street rat worth, and what makes his life worthwhile?

by Lester Liao

7 min read

Home & Food

Habits for Cold Weather (and Hot Cocoa)

Wintertime rhythms and hot cocoa for four.

by Emily Morrice

3 min read

Newsletter

CP Monthly for January 2021

Sidewalks, barley risotto, and an empty hotel.

by Common Pursuits Staff

Community & People

Learning The Steps of The Sidewalk Ballet

An experience of "the ballet of the good city sidewalk" in Montreal.

by Matt Civico

5 min read

2020 Year-in-Review

Our top posts from 2020 for readers' enjoyment!

by Matt Civico

3 min read

Technology & Science

Manual Competence & Analogue Joys

It’s a strange experience in 2020 to value the constrained experience of an old Walkman more than the everything-right-now proposition of Spotify.

by Matt Civico

4 min read

Community & People

Second-Round Lockdown

Toronto just went back into lockdown. It's frustrating. We are tired of this pandemic. But going into lockdown the second time is not the same.

by Lester Liao

3 min read

Technology & Science

Towards Technopoly: The Improbable World

Postman describes the dangers of an instant and functionally unlimited media environment.

by Matt Civico

7 min read

Newsletter

CP Monthly for November 2020

Nonobvious conversation tips, soup au pois, and earthy wisdom from the village pub.

by Common Pursuits Staff

3 min read