Why the Billionaire Race to Space Bothers Me
Astro-not.
Because the billionaire race to space has cheapened space—ironically, considering how much money has been spent. It has taken something few have experienced and made it gimmicky.
Essay
I Love My Smile, and I Love Lipstick (Even if the World Says No)
Personal style should be your decision, and it can be a thread that pulls you through, no matter what.
But I was swimming against the tide. For everyone else, working from home meant still wearing lipstick but in you-but-better lip shades (plus a Zoom filter). I stayed as bright as ever.
Inhabiting the Language of Grief and Joy After Difficult Times
An essay on loss, longing, and language.
If healing lives in language, how do we parse curative words from this tangle of collective trauma—from any trauma? What is there to say in the face of so much sorrow?
The Fate of Coworking Spaces Post-Pandemic
The future of work may not be at the office, but it may not be in our homes, either.
Even in Canada, where the easing of restrictions is proceeding more carefully than elsewhere, we’re seeing new startups enter the coworking space.
Why European Football’s Not So Super League Got Ejected Before It Even Started
Red card.
Why Europe’s fans rejected this new league and what that means for the sport in general.
Autumn, Issue 86, Out Now
Letter from the Editor, Claudia Cusano
We’re almost there: fall. Last year at this time, the arrival of fall was the passing of another season. This year, living through a pandemic and getting this far feels medal-worthy.
The Changing Meanings of Luxury and Privacy During COVID
Perspective shifts.
NUVO Thoughts: Privacy may well become more and more coveted, but its connotations will change, as things often do in dire times.
Photography Unveils the Secret Stillness of Casa Estudio Luis Barragán
Emotional architecture.
Luis Barragán described his work as “emotional architecture.” His use of vivid colours is to modernist design what Frida Kahlo was to visual art: a contribution to an artistic and intellectual movement that does not eschew vibrancy nor humanism.
Canadian Author Tara Henley on Coming Together as the Key to Surviving Crisis
Lean out.
With my life on hold, and little income coming in, I was forced to rethink everything. I had to abandon the frantic pace of modern life, overwork and consumerism, and seek out a different way of living.
