utopia week
How Utopian Living Looked to Modernist Architects
Bold visions—from the past—of how we would live in the future.
All Stories
lighthouses
America's Oldest Lighthouse Has Turned 300
Happy birthday, Boston Light.
events
Food Forests, Fairy Tales, and Other Upcoming Utopia-Themed Events
Where will you find that perfect place?
ethiopia
The Commune in Ethiopia Where Feminism is the Law
How a village in Ethiopia has come to serve as a model for the rights of women, children and the elderly.
rats
The Doomed Mouse Utopia That Inspired the 'Rats of NIMH'
Dr. John Bumpass Calhoun spent the '60s and '70s playing god to thousands of rodents.
treehouses
This Woman's Ongoing Fight for the Right to Live in a Treehouse
Her dream is a zoning commissioner's nightmare.
ask zardulu
Ask Zardulu: How Do You Know If You Owe Someone a Soul?
Also, how to age gracefully and advice on babies who won't go to sleep.
wind
Watch These Buildings Ripple Gently in the Wind
Artist Ned Kahn built these beautiful metallic installations that flutter with the breeze.
language
6 New Entries Added to Oxford English Dictionary in Honor of Roald Dahl
Scrumdiddlyumptious.
atom bombs
Watch Five Alarmingly Calm Men Stand Under an Exploding Atomic Bomb
In 1957 a group of soldiers watched an atom bomb go off directly above their heads.
cars
Why Thousands of Catalytic Converters Are Stolen from Cars Each Year
They contain valuable metals, among other things.
bears
Polar Bears Are Staking Out Some Russian Meteorologists
They're sleeping under the station windows.
utopia week
The New York Cosmos Are American Soccer’s Past. Are They Its Future?
A team that was once the most glamorous in the world is making its comeback.
dolphins
Dolphins Have Human-Like Conversations Underwater, Says Science
It's probably all gossip.
shoes
The World's Oldest Snowshoe Sat in an Italian Cartographer's Office for 12 Years
He thought it might be 100 years old. Turns out it's 5,800.
utopia week
The Bonkers Real-Life Plan to Drain the Mediterranean and Merge Africa and Europe
It's not just the plot of a Philip K. Dick book—a man spent his life trying to make Atlantropa happen.
star trek
We Asked 32 Trekkies How They Would Create a Perfect Future
No one knows utopia like "Star Trek" fans.
utopia week
A Map of the Last Remaining Flying Saucer Homes
All the 1960s Futuro Houses left in the world.
