The famed German filmmaker offers his thoughts on reading during Eric Weinstein’s podcast.
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Considering the U.S.’s history of biological warfare, maybe this theory isn’t as crazy as it sounds.
What makes a life worth living as you grow older?
Biographies, treatises and stories on the occult and its strange cast of characters.
Why does Faulkner use “inchoate” so much? Maybe because Benjamin Dreyer wasn’t his copy editor. The author of DREYER’S ENGLISH is here to remind us that there’s no absolute authority on the English language. Still, please avoid “onboarding”.
The distance between the American dream and reality is expressed best through literature.
A review of Matthew Engelke’s How to Think Like an Anthropologist.
Former evangelical pastor Joshua Harris has put himself in a difficult situation.
Some books had a profound influence on Einstein’s thinking and theories.
Warspeak has relentlessly crept into most aspects of American life and public discourse.
The 71-year-old author suggests replacing the adjective “amazing” with something more “pungent & specific”.
Experts’ thoughts on this unique emotional state.
Smoking may put more than just your physical health at risk.
The once-famously cheap city is growing more expensive by the year, pricing out the artists that it was once known for.
Turning the office into a place of artistry.
One of the most influential Buddhist teachers and writers of the past half-century, Joseph Goldstein helped bring Vipassana (insight) practice to the West. We talk about love, pop-mindfulness, and how even a philosopher can learn to quiet the mind.
Smart people are not afraid to say “I don’t know.”
Man-Booker prizewinning author Marlon James in a freewheeling game of verbal ping-pong on African mythology, ’80’s hip hop, heavy metal, tattoos, and billionaire philanthropy.
Schadenfreude has always been with us.
The art of correct grammar and perfect punctuation is a skill that many writers struggle to grasp. Whether you are writing a blog, novel, an, APA outline, or a job […]
Extensive research at Yale signals the future of personalized medicine
Research suggests that people with depression find sad music calming — or even uplifting.
In the 1980’s, Northeast Portland was a black neighborhood hustling to survive. Today, it’s full of pilates studios and handlebar moustaches. As a writer, professor, and former inmate, Mitchell S. Jackson has lived in and learned from both worlds. In SURVIVAL MATH, he puts the pieces together.
The realism of video games takes storytelling to another level.
Is there anyone who hasn’t at one time or another found themselves procrastinating? It can gradually become a terrible trap: As a deadline looms, the task seems to grow bigger […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas shares the books that shaped his life.
In his book, Earth Emotions, Glenn Albrecht coins “psychoterratic.”
Want to eat better but feel like you don’t have the money?
Study finds that neurotic people deal with more “mental noise” than others.
Maps show the oldest company in (nearly) every country – and a few interesting corporate trends.