In a world where survival is for sale, the ultra-wealthy are cashing in on peace of mind, leaving the rest of us to wonder if luxury bunkers are just another way to buy their way out of the apocalypse ...

Preppers are often depicted as eccentric loners, hoarding supplies in underground bunkers and preparing for doomsday scenarios that may never come. These exaggerated portrayals have shaped public ...

When Douglas Rushkoff first arrived at a desert conference for the ultra-rich, he thought he was there to discuss the future of humanity. As a prominent media theorist who had built a career writing ...

TEXAS -- Texas is a home for survivalists. Underground bunkers are being built faster here than in any other state. Doomsdayers see Texas as a safe haven for bunkers and guns. And a Houston man is ...

Planning permission is difficult to obtain for anything that calls itself a bunker, and indeed many places don’t even have a category for bunkers at all. And although more isolated U.S. regions like ...

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING: In the aftermath of surviving Tropical Storm Helene, a surplus of goods — once a source of pride for preppers — now seems unmanageable and superfluous. Image design by Xpress ...

What exactly is a prepper? It’s anyone who anticipates a calamity resulting in some degree of social collapse, and makes plans—or prepares—to survive independently. Behind that definition lies a gamut ...

Doomsday prepping is becoming more normalized these days. With hit entertainment glamorizing “end-of-the-world” scenarios (i.e. “The Last of Us” and “Leave the World Behind,”) it’s easy to understand ...