Author: DPstaff
Plants Warn, Defend, Scream, Remember, and Plan Ahead
Jeannette Cooperman in The Common Reader: Tempted as I am to lavish consciousness on everything around…
Monday Poem: In Reply
Tell me, Rock, do you thinkmy mother misses feeling gravity’s sly tugas she lifted her…
Talking Points: ‘Why Pakistan’s Economy Keeps Collapsing’
Irshad Salim, Karachi: My take on the vlog shared by a member at the Back2School…
Jackfruit (Kathal)
This ancient tropical fruit is heart-healthy, may help fight inflammation and is a great meat…
Procrustus, Shoaib Mansoor, and the lost Chaghai Militia
Habib Khan, Quetta: In Greek mythology, Procrustus was a character notorious for his peculiar brand…
Vincent van Gogh: What Am I? (Sunday Poem)
What am I in the eyes of most people —a nonentity, an eccentric, or anunpleasant…
Leo Strauss’ Published But Uncollected English Writings
Glenn Ellmers at The New Criterion: Can anyone help us understand the madness afflicting Western…
Astronomers May Have Found Life Beyond Earth
By Peter Savodnik at The Free Press: We will soon know a little more thanks…
The Irani Cafes of Karachi
Mishal Zahoor Jamali at Medium: Stepping into High Ceiling and dimly lit Irani cafes with…
Saturday Poem: Not With a Bang
There was not even nothingbefore there was anything,then everything enteredall at once, a great chord,all…
Confirmed. Most Robust Evidence Yet That Plant-based Diets Protect Both Human and Planetary Health.
Emma Bryce in Anthropocene Magazine: People who follow a diet rich in plants cut their mortality…
Why Moral Progress Feels Annoying
Daniel Kelly at Aeon: It’s not that you don’t care about animal suffering. In other…