Mayday

In Issue Five, we explore the future of our planet and humanity’s role in that future. And we're proud to have Sara-Vide Ericson's artwork on our cover. With the launch just two days away, it's your last chance for preorder with a 25% discount. 🚀 mayday.co/Mayday-issue-five

Lucia Pietroiusti discusses Sun & Sea (Marina), a work from a team of Lithuanian artists which puts us face to face with the banality of everyday life and the extraordinary consequences of climate change. 🌊Read the interview here 👇 buff.ly/343Vebp

Richard Powers' latest novel isn’t a scientific exploration of nature; rather, it’s a beautiful tribute to our trees’ intelligence and their importance in our lives. Read our review and get a copy for yourself 👇 mayday.co/the-overstory

Anxiety abounds in times of natural, social and technological disruption, as the Irish author @mrkocnnll knows well. His new book is a personal chronicle of “all things apocalypse adjacent.” Read our review & find a way to get a copy here 👇 mayday.co/notes-from-an-apoc…

“If you’re open for a misunderstanding, it could just as well end up being some kind of mind-blowing expansion.” – Lea Porsager So, what do you say? Read the piece here 👉mayday.co/cutting-across-spa…

Originally commissioned from our community of ultra-talented artists, we regard all our illustrations as artworks in their own right. This beauty is titled 'It's All Natural' by the Swedish artist Petra Börner. 😍 Order a limited ed. print for yourself 👉 buff.ly/2yncn4b

"The ex-shipping conglomerate Prometheus Delivery is trying to ride the experience-focused bandwagon. What’s the experience they’re selling? Ordering things online." Listen to the last episode in our new podcast series, Fiction for the Future 👇👂 buff.ly/2yjZms5

Our digital avatars allow us to pick and choose how we wish to be presented to the world. Author Felix Behr imagines the future of our digital selves in 'Second Wind' — the fourth episode in our podcast series Fiction for the Future 👇👂buff.ly/2WUmyYg

"On her way back to the dwelling, she must find and gather red material. She stands up, takes a deep breath, then her sensors scan the area out to a range of one kilometre and plot a direction." @Mtellerup's 'Terra Preta' is the 3rd episode of our podcast👇buff.ly/2UOxKTg

Our editor-in-chief @AndersEmil talked with Jens Grøndahl about how revolution fits into our changing democracies. He explains that we need to change the narrative and discuss solutions in neutral spaces and on equal terms. Read the Q&A here 👉 mayday.co/what-are-we-fighti…

Our minds entertain imaginations beyond reality when escape is not an option. Columnist @Bo_Lidegaard writes on escapism and our identity for Issue Three, brilliantly illustrated by Sine Jensen. 💭 Read the piece here 👉 mayday.co/the-great-escape

Get your hands on a printed copy of Mayday this month. All issues and bundles 20% off in April using the code SPRINGSALE in our webshop. 😘 📚 buff.ly/2IORS3k

"Out here, people are loosely combined. Some keep up a life like that of farmers although this way of living ended long ago. Others drift about, keep moving." Liv Lidegaard's 'The Plains' is the 2nd episode in our podcast series Fiction for the Future 👇👂 buff.ly/2JqrwE4

With a step back, we can see how much humans have been shaped by Earth's geological evolutions & natural processes. @lewis_dartnell, professor of science communication at the University of Westminster, is out to spread the message. Read our review here 👇 mayday.co/origins

"At 7:36, Deirdre Brindlebee died. At 8:15, her home prepared her morning tea." Listen to 'Exorcism.exe' by Felix Behr, the first episode in our new podcast series Fiction for the Future. Find it here or wherever you get your podcasts 👇 podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcas…

A futuristic forest; an internet of things with a mind of its own; a museum displaying relics of today's society. Fictions hold up a mirror to the present & open our minds to new futures. Listen & subscribe to our new podcast series #FictionForTheFuture 👉podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcas…

Take some extra time to appreciate the power of print. Read stories of originals, creatives, heroes & anti-heroes shaping society with new ideas & surprising perspectives in every issue. Free worldwide shipping & delivery to your doorstep. #PrintedPleasure mayday.co/shop

"It is a calm day and the forest is quiet. She listens and hears nothing but distant bird cries and the angry buzz of insects. They would eat her skin if they could." Read or listen to the fiction short 'Terra Preta' by @Mtellerup 👉mayday.co/terra-preta

Kehlmann's novel tells the story of the German folklore prankster Tyll Eugenspiel in the wake of the Thirty Years War. His collage-like narrative is a full-bodied picaresque that is quickly growing into a classic. #CurationForYou mayday.co/tyll

Get a Clearview of a serious problem in this month's Mini Mayday newsletter.👇 mailchi.mp/bbeddbf42351/clea…

Danish robotics company Odico is on a mission to change the construction industry by rethinking how we build. Their robots unlock our creative potential while minimising waste materials. Read more from Mayday Issue 2 🤖 buff.ly/2Ta5CJE