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Remembering Jonathan Lear: "He wanted to understand what it meant to be human, and he simply followed that question wherever it took him"
about 4 hours ago
Remembering Jonathan Lear: "He wanted to understand what it meant to be...
That Plato was hostile to poets is dogma. But it is untrue. The consequences have been severe. Elaine Scarry explains
about 4 hours ago
That Plato was hostile to poets is dogma. But it is untrue...
The most widespread vampire panic ever documented took place in the mid-17th century Moravian bishopric of Olomuoc
about 4 hours ago
The most widespread vampire panic ever documented took place in the mid-17th...
Even if the Stoicism bubble bursts, the publishing industry will have no trouble recycling ancient philosophy into contemporary advice manuals
3 days ago
Even if the Stoicism bubble bursts, the publishing industry will have no...
Every era produces its own forms of memoir, shaped by its particular cultural preoccupations and oversights. Enter Arundhati Roy
3 days ago
Every era produces its own forms of memoir, shaped by its particular...
Americans spend about 17 minutes a day reading. As our literary culture deteriorates, repetition and cliché take hold
3 days ago
Americans spend about 17 minutes a day reading. As our literary culture...
Socrates saw death as a cure for the sickness of life. The new immortalists see the eradication of death as the purpose of life
4 days ago
Socrates saw death as a cure for the sickness of life. The...
Do artists need to be able to conjure images in their own minds? For those with aphantasia, it's not possible
4 days ago
Do artists need to be able to conjure images in their own...
We increasingly view human life in space as just a fantasy of the rich. But giving up on that dream would be a grave mistake
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We increasingly view human life in space as just a fantasy of...
No deadlines, an expansive travel budget, “sufficient” payment, and an appetite for “small” stories — Susan Orlean and The New Yorker’s glory days
5 days ago
No deadlines, an expansive travel budget, “sufficient” payment, and an appetite for...
Terry Eagleton unpacks Gulliver’s Travels, the rotundness of American police officers, and the problem of the sentimental liberal
5 days ago
Terry Eagleton unpacks Gulliver’s Travels, the rotundness of American police officers, and...
When the remains of a man who died thousands of years ago surfaced, he had 60 markings on his body. Fashions change. Tattoos are forever
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When the remains of a man who died thousands of years ago...