Three years ago, author Claire Vaye Watkins burst onto the literary scene with her acclaimed short story collection, Battleborn. On September 29th, readers can finally get a copy of her much-anticipated first novel: Gold Fame Citrus, a blistering tour de force set in the drought-blighted California of a near future. In Watkins’ future, the conditions
Every now and then the Internet serves up something perfectly pitched to what you assumed were your own very individual fears. On Thursday, for me, that was Romie Stott’s “futurist vision of retirement planning” at The Billfold. Planning for the eventual end of paid work isn’t just difficult because life is expensive and saving money
WEST PALM BEACH, FL—Admitting it has had its eye on the property for quite some time, the Atlantic Ocean confirmed Monday that it was looking forward to moving into a beautiful beachfront mansion in the near future. “For the longest time it seemed like this place was completely out of reach for me, but I’ve
October 2017, after the crash: George Osborne wonders what went wrong The chancellor might have looked in control in 2015, but the UK was badly exposed as the global economy faltered October 2017: just hours to go, and still the words wouldn’t come. Other conference speeches had been straightforward. A few easy gags about the
There are a lot of doom-and-gloom messages going around at the moment – it’s hard to know which to believe. Here’s a smorgasbord of articles that caught my eye, though they’re only a small selection of what’s out there. Biosphere collapse: the biggest economic bubble ever Worried about debt, defaults and deficits? Save up
An amusing article from December 2011 – I suspect more families are stocking up now. Picture the scene: It’s the end of January 2012 and already it is clear the year to come will make that which has just passed seem something of a picnic. The last strains of Auld Lang Syne had barely faded
[From December 2013] Industry expert warns of grim future of ‘recession’ driven ‘resource wars’ at University College London lecture A former British Petroleum (BP) geologist has warned that the age of cheap oil is long gone, bringing with it the danger of “continuous recession” and increased risk of conflict and hunger. At a lecture on
This is the followup 49-100 peak oil tools as written by Sharon Astyk. To read tips #1-49 read here 49. Invite someone new to your house once every month. Try and expand your community and circle of friends regularly. Invite people to eat with you regularly – sharing food is an important part of community
We are now far advanced into the third central bank generated bubble of the last two decades, but our monetary politburo has taken no notice whatsoever of its self-evident leading wave. Namely, the massive malinvestments and debt mania in the shale patch. Call them monetary bourbons. It is no exaggeration to say that inhabitants of
Peak oil round up
There’s a lot of discussion in the ‘blogosphere’ of whether we’re starting to see the effects of peak oil in our economic woes – here are some highlights (and don’t forget my blog post). 2015 Could Be The Year Of Peak Oil … I am now more convinced than ever that 2015 will see
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