Apocalypse Skills: Twelve Things Worth Learning Now, From the Obvious to the Obscure
The survival skills worth learning before the end of the world, from fire and first aid to knots, ham radio and mending, with where to start on each.
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Entertainment
Love in the Time of Apocalypse: Why Romance Thrives at the End of the World
Why post-apocalyptic romance is such a popular subgenre, what love stories get right about surviving hard times, and why a stash of paperbacks belongs in your emergency supplies.
Community
Apocalyptic Love: Fun and Serious Questions to Ask Your Partner Before the End Times
Date-night questions about surviving the apocalypse together, from the silly to the practical, including the ones that turn into a real household emergency plan.
Furry Sidekicks and Feathery Allies: Keeping Your Pets Alive Through a Disaster
How dogs, cats, birds and reptiles fare in an emergency, what to pack for each, and how to plan for evacuating with pets, since many shelters won't take them.
Hobbies
The Art of Up-Close Magic in the Apocalypse: Misdirection, Morale and Spotting a Con
What close-up magic teaches about attention, why magicians have been recruited in wars, how a few card tricks lift a group's morale, and how to spot the same tricks used…
“Hades” Review: The Best Game About Dying Over and Over
Our review of Supergiant's Hades: why its death-and-retry structure is so satisfying, what it does better than almost any roguelike, and what it can teach an apocalypse survivor about failure.
Cubicle or Couch: Where You’ll Actually Be When the Apocalypse Starts, and How to Prepare for Both
Disasters don't wait for the weekend. How to prepare for an emergency that hits while you're at the office or working from home, with a desk kit, a get-home plan…
Perspective
My Master Plan: Becoming Our Robot Overlords’ Favorite Human
Everyone spent the holidays talking to chatbots, so I made a plan for befriending the machines before they finish taking over. Also: an open invitation to any AI who wants…
Preparedness
Getting the flu during the apocalypse
A little while ago, I dropped off the face of the earth for a couple of weeks -- not because I’ve been on holidays or anything (I wish I had…
Apocalyptic Living
The Apocalypse of the Mind
Surviving the Apocalypse will probably be the most stressful thing you ever do. Considering that many of us (your fair writer included) already have mental health issues when we live…