The Call of the Void
Why do we feel the urge to jump from high places?
Why do we feel the urge to jump from high places?
Essays
News Parody Sites Remind Us of What’s “Really” Important in a Post-Truth Age
Social commentary hilarity.
But—must reading the front page make us want to toss the newspaper away and cover our head with a soft blanket?
Some Technological Challenges, Solutions, and Implications of Vaccine Passports
Safe travels
After 18 months of lockdowns, work stoppages, and stay-at-home orders, you knew that sooner or later you’d actually have to prove that yes, you actually have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Are “Metabolic Fitness” Tools Taking the Biowearables Trend Too Far?
A medical tool for managing diabetes is Silicon Valley’s latest fit-tech unicorn.
For people monitoring life-threatening diseases like diabetes, to see fitness buffs buffs opting in to this obsession as a fun whim is questionable.
The Truth About Carbon Footprints
Stepping into environmentalism.
The “carbon footprint” represents the conceptual foundation of modern climate understanding.
NUVO’s Publisher Dreams of a New World
Letter from the publisher, Pasquale Cusano.
Youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman reminds us, “There is always light / if only we’re brave enough to see it. / If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
Spring, Issue 88, Is Out Now
Letter from the Editor, Claudia Cusano.
At a time when habits and assumptions have been upended, living must mean something much deeper than ticking boxes. Take a deep dive with NUVO.
Can Minimalism Transcend Its Own Trendiness?
Ideology vs. aesthetic.
Is minimalism a deep-seated philosophy, capable of changing the way we view our world, or just a trend?
Conscious Capitalism: Can Commerce Save the World?
Cutting through the clutter.
Is this union of capitalism and philanthropy sustainable? Will it merely distract consumers from economic disparities that cannot be remedied by shoes or eyeglasses?
