2022-07-25
Kane Hsieh on fish, frosted light bulbs, and the urban explorer's code of conduct.
The Toaster Project
Starting 2022-07-25, The Prepared’s Reading Group is reading Thomas Thwaite’s The Toaster Project: Or a Heroic Attempt to Build a Simple Electric Appliance from Scratch.
2022-07-18
James Coleman on Germany’s storied small and mid-sized manufacturers, Apple's self repair program, and Japan's teeny trucks.
NYC x MFG
An interview with Neil Padukone While researching our recent piece on Vaclav Smil’s Made in the USA, I reached out to Neil Padukone, Executive
2022-07-11
Hillary Predko on learning from worthless trees, maintenance art, and the varied world of ferry flights.
Solarjunk
A new life for old landfills On a brisk spring day in April, I walked across the vast expanse of the shuttered Phoenix Golf Links