Obsessed with the apocalypse in all its trivial detail
Self-care isn't a luxury in a disaster; it's how people last. Practical ways to look after your body, your mind and each other through a long crisis, plus where to…
Our apocalypse reading list: ten essential end-of-the-world novels and comics with a quick take on each, plus four nonfiction books that will actually help you survive one.
Our review of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games: why its survival details hold up better than almost any post-apocalyptic novel, and where the love triangle drags it down.
Our review of James Dashner's The Maze Runner: a gripping premise and a fast pace, undercut by thin characters and a mystery that withholds answers for the sake of it.
Your feet are your transportation after the end of the world. How to choose boots and shoes, why wool socks matter, how to prevent blisters, and the history lesson of…
Coasts, boats, submarines and undersea habitats as apocalypse refuges: what the ocean really offers survivors, from shellfish and seaweed to the danger of drinking seawater.
The trivial but surprisingly important business of hair at the end of the world: washing with almost no water, braids that last, DIY trims, and the lice problem nobody mentions.
After a disaster, survivors have to decide quickly whom to trust. Icebreakers and rituals for welcoming newcomers to a group, plus radio check-ins for keeping scattered survivors connected.
Boredom is a real hazard in long emergencies. Twelve games and group activities that need no power, from Mafia and Capture the Flag to cook-offs, talent shows and a scrap-art…
Why time travel and the apocalypse keep showing up together in fiction, the paradoxes that make it tricky, the stories that do it best, and the note you would send…
