Six Reasons Why Artists Should Avoid Politics
The artist has access to a certain truth, a truth that is less about morality than it is about . . . what, exactly? … Continue readingSix Reasons Why Artists Should Avoid Politics
Enough Water Has Been Found to Cover the Surface of the Red Planet – But There’s a Catch
The team used the same techniques used to search for water on Earth, or to look for oil and gas. They were excited to make their discovery but… … Continue readingEnough Water Has Been Found to Cover the Surface of the Red Planet – But There’s a Catch
Does Hasina’s Exit Mark the End of Bangladesh’s Political Dynasties?
For the moment, there may be an opportunity for Bangladesh to have fresh voices and faces in politics emerging from the student movement. … Continue readingDoes Hasina’s Exit Mark the End of Bangladesh’s Political Dynasties?
Galileo and the Pope
Arifa Noor at Dawn: As a journalist who has been slogging at it for decades, the talent and creativity of those who are using social media never ceases to amaze me. … Continue readingGalileo and the Pope
‘Life with Picasso’ & ‘La Collectionneuse’
Griffin Oleynick and Anthony Domestico at Commonweal: We’re publishing these exchanges just about every two weeks—a compressed timeline that somehow seems like an eternity amid this summer’s news cycles. Thankfully,
Tuesday Poem: A Life Spent Reading
There is no shortage of good days.It is good lives that are hard to come by. A life of good days lived in the sensesis not enough. The life of
Tejas Parasher on M.N. Roy and Parliamentary Democracy in Modern India
From the Journal of the History of Ideas: Tejas Parasher is Assistant Professor of Political Theory at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Radical Democracy
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Monday Poetic Expression: A Night Alone in the Wilderness
By Erik Rittenberry at Poetic Outlaws: I march on. The soil is soft and sandy beneath my feet. I walk along beneath the ancient oaks that stand with dignity as
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Random Thought: Upside Down
Irshad Salim: Yesterday, I visited a Foundation in Karachi which had started a drug addict rehabilitation program a year ago. One of the addicts I had inducted –impressed by his
Sunday Poem: War and Peace
“These are “poems” I created from Albert Einstein quotes, changing a word here and there for the sake of meter and rhyme…” … Continue readingSunday Poem: War and Peace
Memoir: After all a Special Project
Habib Khan, Quetta: Saindak has been the first Copper Gold project much before Reko Dik in the Chaghai district of Balochistan. The correct pronunciation of Saindak in Balochi is Siah(en)
Why Plato Was Drawn to the Eleusinian Mysteries
For Plato, rationalists and mystics can walk the same path. He turns to the Eleusinian Mysteries to explain his ideas about knowledge. … Continue readingWhy Plato Was Drawn to the Eleusinian Mysteries