Blueprint for Living: sinking ships of culture

THE CULT OF TIDINESS

Tidiness is in vogue. Over the last decade we’ve been bombarded by messages about the joy of cleaning, from Shannon Lush’s seminal Spotless to Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Has the war on untidiness and clutter gone too far? 

TAPAS

Waaaay back in oh-nine—that’s 2009—tapas just sort of ... took over. And suddenly, it took a village to order dinner. I'm not okay with that. And I can give you a whole tasting plate of reasons why.

TINY HOUSES

Remember when big was big? Big Macs, big hair, 'Big Brother'? And who could forget the McMansion? It was once the biggest thing on the block, but now aspiring to own a house that's bloated and built out to the boundaries is more than a little low-rent.