This past December, I moved into an old three-story house with five other people.  All of us were interested in a slightly alternative living situation, and this grand Victorian manor with a meditation room and backyard–smack in the middle of Brooklyn–definitely fit the bill. The Puru and Housemates with their backyard compost bin. We set

Friedensreich Hundertwasser (1928-2000) dares you to say his name three times fast.  He was an Austrian artist and architect who defied straight lines, designed buildings with “tree tenants” occupying entire rooms, and liked to lecture in the nude. Nude Demonstration against Rationalism in Architecture, Internationales Studentenheim, Vienna, 1968 His vision was of a world where

In a sanitized culture that systematically renders the sights, sounds, and smells of poop invisible, the Poo Guru pries open the lid to enlightenment by proudly proclaiming: I’M A POOPER! It feels good to let it out. Now the Poo Guru—Puru for short—invites you to get the urge, and join The Poop Project: A Cultural