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…