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Cities, Dads, and Stars: A Neighborhood in the Cosmos
My dad taught me how to find the Big Dipper.
Jun 15
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Patrick M. Lydon
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The Golden Poop and the Sacred Fly — An Adventure in Japanese Printmaking
What can a pile of poop teach us about art, beauty, and the cycles of life? Probably more than we think. An illustrated dive into ancient printmaking…
Jun 9
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Patrick M. Lydon
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The Golden Poop and the Sacred Fly — An Adventure in Japanese Printmaking
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May 2025
How to Use an Urban River #5 – A Heron Yogi
Along the river in Daejeon, Korea, a heron teaches us a thing or two about life ... and yoga.
May 25
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Patrick M. Lydon
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How to Use an Urban River #5 – A Heron Yogi
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How to Use an Urban River #4 — The Art of a Riverside Nap
In between the traffic-clogged streets and shopping districts, a woman and a tree team up for my favorite urban life hack.
May 11
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Patrick M. Lydon
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How to Use an Urban River #4 — The Art of a Riverside Nap
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April 2025
How To Use an Urban River #3 — Mugwort Flows Through Generations
At a hidden riverside spring in Korea, a grandmother and granddaughter pass down an ancient tradition — and transform it into something new.
Apr 27
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Patrick M. Lydon
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How To Use an Urban River #3 — Mugwort Flows Through Generations
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How To Use an Urban River #2 — Exercise with Your Mom
In Korea, 5:30am is rush hour—not for traffic, but for riverside dance parties, intergenerational workouts, and a national culture that wakes up with…
Apr 21
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Patrick M. Lydon
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How To Use an Urban River #2 — Exercise with Your Mom
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How to Use an Urban River — Lessons from a Korean City
They say you get what you build for. On this urban river, you sometimes get heron and kids and the scent of fried chicken. But this is a river in…
Apr 12
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Patrick M. Lydon
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How to Use an Urban River — Lessons from a Korean City
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Magnolia
A young Korean boy saw a Magnolia tree bloom at his school, and his wonder reached the whole country.
Apr 5
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Patrick M. Lydon
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March 2025
Building the Cities We Want — Part 3: House by House, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
After years of searching for home, taking action on a whim leads us to the quiet shores of Tongyeong, where we find a traditional 1940s hanok that is…
Mar 27
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Patrick M. Lydon
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Building the Cities We Want — Part 3: House by House, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
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Building the Cities We Want — Part 2: Every Path is Possible
"Any path is possible," Suhee said. I believed her. I still do. But after losing two homes and two shops, I had to ask myself: were we moving forward…
Mar 1
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Patrick M. Lydon
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Building the Cities We Want — Part 2: Every Path is Possible
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February 2025
Maybe You and I Should Just Start Building the Cities We Want — Part 1: The Search for Home
At dawn we rolled our suitcases down the alley, trying to be as quiet as possible. We were leaving our life in Japan and we didn’t know where we were…
Feb 16
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Patrick M. Lydon
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Maybe You and I Should Just Start Building the Cities We Want — Part 1: The Search for Home
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December 2024
Urban Japan: The Sword and the Scone
A walk through Ikoma's Hozan-ji temple, and a valley filled with contradictions, where ancient wisdom helps reveal the beauty of openness and human…
Dec 24, 2024
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Patrick M. Lydon
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