Our unequal earthEnvironmentIn the US, most food waste ends up in landfills while South Korea recycles close to 100% annually, and its model could illustrates some core principles
Every few months or so, 69-year-old Seoul resident Hwang Ae-soon stops by a local convenience store to buy a 10-piece bundle of special yellow plastic bags.
Since 2013, under South Korea’s mandatory composting scheme, residents have been required to use these bags to throw out their uneaten food. Read More...
MoviesInterviewTaylor Sheridan: 'The big joke on reservations is the white guy that shows up and says: "My grandma is Cherokee"'Gwilym MumfordThe Sicario and Hell or High Water writer has turned director with Wind River, an acclaimed crime thriller set on a Native American reservation. He discusses the Great Spirit, police shootouts, and Nick Cave’s giant cat
The films of actor-turned-writer-turned-director Taylor Sheridan resemble their central characters: stern, taciturn, unwilling to give anything away unless absolutely necessary. Read More...
IndieInterviewUnknown Mortal Orchestra: 'I can't tell what I'm supposed to keep private now'Kate HutchinsonNew Zealand-born Ruban Nielson recently revealed how a polyamorous relationship spurred UMO’s latest album, Multi-Love – and landed him in hot water – but the LP is much more than the sum of its body parts
There’s a scene in the second season of Girls where Lena Dunham’s Hannah Horvath says she needs to “experience things for the story” in order to write the book for “her generation”. Read More...