Dearest Poopers, There’s much big news! The POOP Project is excited to be participating in the NY Green Festival this April 21 and 22 at the Javits Center. It’s going to be HUGE, packed to the gills with green goodies.  And tickets are cheapish! What’s more (What is, Puru? What is more?), we’ve been officially

Dearest Poopers, The POOP Project is officially out of hibernation with THREE events this month! This Saturdary, 3/10, 3-4pm: “Burying Your Feet: What Can the Bible Tell Us About Bathrooms?” as part of R&R at the JCC Manhattan. This text study will blaze beyond biblical euphemism to uncover how our ancestors pooped, and how they

Dearest Poopers, Like a spicy gumbo in the large intestine, it would seem that The POOP Project has been hibernating a bit lately. Clear away the world wide web, and it’s actually been a busy time! At this very moment, The Puru is simultaneously: in talks with legitimate institutions (museums, zoos, etc.) about developing poopie

–UPDATE– Dearest Poopers, It is with great relish and excitement that I come to you today. Saturn, the Great God of Agriculture, revealed Himself to me last night. He came in a flurry of chariot fire, scythe a-swinging, seeds spraying out in every direction. He told me that our Saturnalia Salt Salon should be postponed

Dearest Poopers, The POOP Project is proud to invite you to our final event of the year, in partnership with The Salt Salon. Join Shawn “The Puru” Shafner this Sunday, Dec. 18 at 5:00pm for a journey through the bowels of history, from the fall of Rome to the modern day, as we unearth the

Dearest Poopers, If you’ve already had your morning movement, you may have noticed something different about your toilet today. You may have noticed it was slightly puffed up, proud of itself. It may have been wearing an extra big smile, showing off its porcelain whites. And after your product was whisked away down the drain

Dear Poopers, Thank you to all who made it out last week for our conversation on Technology for Green Communities. I hope you’ll join us for the final event in the Fall Speaker Series this Tuesday, Nov. 1 all about COMPOST! Join me for presentations and a panel discussion with special guests: Daniel Tainow, all

Dearest Poopers, First off, thanks so much to all those who made it out to Dixon Place for the work-in-progress premiere of Eat $h*t: How Our Waste Can Save the World. Ironically, I was quite artistically constipated in the weeks leading up to the premiere, and then filled page after page with text in the

Dearest poopers, There’s a lot to be excited about around The POOP Project right now.  An article I wrote about the swaddled American experience, “Huggies for Hanukkah,” just came out in Alef: The NEXT Conversation. This Monday night from 10-11 EST, I’ll be giving an interview to Danny Valdes on Radio Provacateur. And this Wednesday

Dearest Poopers, I am so looking forward to tabling at The NEW New York Block Party this Saturday, Oct. 1 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. But even more exciting are the FREE giveaways we’ll be featuring to help you green your home from your bottom up! Drumroll please… Bum Boosa Bamboo toilet paper is one bathroom product