Like all collectibles, people have stories as well. Victoria Gannon discusses the lives of individuals who sell items at the flea market. Gannon learns about the second hand culture and philosophies.

Within the sea glassing community, only specific pieces of glass are sought out for collectors, for personal collections and competition. Erika Lantz documents Bill and Helen Carney's hobby of collecting glass at one of their secret spots, and speaks to the Carney's about how seaglassing took a new meaning to them when Helen started to lose her vision.

Column by Thomas Bradbury on acquiring an old television set and a summer tradition in Maine.

Laura Olkowski speaks to Linda Stanley about her hobby of combing the beach for glass worn down by the ocean. Stanley discusses seaglassing in detail and the different kinds of items she finds along the beach.

A group of a dozen young activists created a collective living experiment on Clark Mountain, where they share living spaces, expenses, and incomes. Kristen Hewitt discusses how the activists learn to balance their own careers and personal lives with the needs of the group.

A group of a dozen young activists created a collective living experiment on Clark Mountain, where they share living spaces, expenses, and incomes. Anna Lundgren captures how the activists learn to balance their own careers and personal lives with the needs of the group.

The Blackbird Collective is an activist group based in Portland, which aims to build a community of solidarity around different legal issues. Bethany Leonard speaks to David Bidler, the found of the collective about the work they do and discusses what they are fighting against.

The art of curating a good mixtape requires putting the right songs next to each other, which indirectly allows individuals to express themselves through their music taste. Individuals discuss making mixtapes, sending them to the Mixtape Collective, and then sending them back off to new people.

As a collector of old bottles, Ted Towne believes that there is history in each bottle. Paul Jackson speaks to Towne about his hobby and how each bottle represents something new.

As a collector of leather jackets, Stephen Schools transforms them into whatever he thinks will look nice. Dana Bialek profiles work on repurposing jackets.

Dave Copp on his bottle shop.

As a collector of old bottles, Ted Towne believes that there is history in each bottle. Paul Jackson speaks to Towne about his hobby and how each bottle represents something new.