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Issue #59: October 2017
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There’s a Name for That: Norman Doors
Injuries and deaths from Norman doors are often later chalked up to human error, designer Don Norman says. But the error is not the user's. It's the designer's.
Field Notes: Selling Dried Fruit in Yemen
Sanaa, Yemen: Despite political unrest during the early months of protest during the Arab Spring, a Yemeni man keeps his shop open, selling nuts and dried fruit.
How to Undrain an Actual Swamp
Why big, boring bureaucracy is the best tool for restoring wetlands around the Bay Area.
Mexican Artist Rafa Esparza’s Physical Representation of Immigrant Nostalgia
Rafa Esparza's adobe installations serve as a backdrop for the work of others, but they also tell Esparza's own story—and that of his immigrant parents.
Letter From Portland, Oregon: In Search of a Greener Future for the Weed Industry
Will the environmental impact of cannabis balloon as legalization sweeps across the country?
Objects That Matter: Vinyl
A 2016 survey found that 48 percent of record buyers don't actually play their purchases, suggesting that, for many, vinyl is more aesthetic collectible than functional art.
Have Recreational Vehicles Killed the American Dream?
In her new book, journalist Jessica Bruder argues that, in post-2008 America, the nostalgic vision of RVs and other "wheel estate" is incomplete.
Letter From Gansu Province, China: The Strange Business of Subsidized Yak Insurance
In central China's Gansu Province, nomads can buy insurance policies for their sheep and yaks.