A Warm Welcome: Les Filles Fattoush
The women of Les Filles Fattoush operate a catering service built around Syrian food, but they also participate in a community that helps refugees put down new roots.
Call for Pitches
Write for Common Pursuits and join us in paying attention to the simple practices of ordinary life.
Towards Technopoly: The Judgement of Thamus
Reading Neil Postman Series â In the opening chapter of Technopoly, Postman makes a case for taking technological change seriously. The cultural transformation caused by new technologies happens quickly, but it doesnât have to happen thoughtlessly.
Everyone is Family at the Furan
Bread is often a symbol for everything taking place around it: the camaraderie, the eating, the enjoyment, the drama. The phrase âto break breadâ implies more than eating; it signifies a partaking of community.
For (and by) the Neighbourhood
Not everything scales. Mass texts do not perform the same function as a knock at the door.
Reading Postman in 2020: Towards Technopoly
If weâre already deep in what Postman called technopoly, we shouldnât slouch towards whatever comes next. Join Matt Civico in thinking through Technopoly in 2020.
Another Dream for the Home Compost Heap
There are days I think it would be easier if I wasnât such a hopeful person. It wouldnât hurt so much if I didnât have such strong desires. If I could just be nonchalant about outcomes.
Love Takes Time
Relationships are a natural and essential part of being human. Because they happen naturally, it's very easy to take relationships for granted. Our culture of busyness doesn't help.
How the Pandemic Changed My Parenting
Do we want to go back to normal after the pandemic? What if this is a chance to make the changes we were never brave enough to make?
