The Real Modern Struggle: Democracy and Authoritarianism
by Mindy Clegg at 3 Quarks Daily: The Cold War ended somewhere between 1989 and…
Why is Chile So Long?
by Tomas Pueyo at Uncharted Territories: Chile is so long, it’s curved. How long is…
Could We Learn to Love Wind Turbines as We Did the Windmills?
Stephen Case at Aeon: Today’s modern wind turbines seem to repel poetic or artistic engagement….
Oldest Living Culture: New Research Shows an Indigenous Ritual Passed Down for 500 Generations
From The Conversation: We often hear that Aboriginal peoples have been in Australia for 65,000…
Tuesday Poem: An Argument Against Cynicism
What surprises me more than a newmillipede species was discovered this weekin Los Angeles County…
Julian Assange—Journalist or Jerk?
By Matthew Gault at Newsweek: No person is just one thing. I believe that strongly…
On the Art of Imagining in Alan Lightman’s “Einstein’s Dreams”
Alizah Holstein at Literary Hub: I first read Einstein’s Dreams in 1993, very shortly after it was…
Dan Carlin on Podcasting, History, and Hero Worship
Nick Gillespie at Reason: In March, Reason‘s Nick Gillespie talked with one of the great…
The Problem(s) of Democracy
From Wisdom of Crowds: Institutions in decay: In the past, Ezra Klein argues, American political…
Culture, Digested: The PhD in Creativity
Jessa Crispin in The Culture We Deserve: One of the more interesting asides in the extensive…
Monday Poem: ‘How to be Happy in 101 Days’ by Tishani Doshi
Adore stone. Learn to manoeuvreagainst the heat of things. Shouldyou see butterflies gambol in the…