The Brain of a Social Justice Warrior/Progressive

Joseph Conrad: Anticipating Terrorism

Clive James vowed not to reread Conrad. But he should have, because no other writer so perceptively presaged our world of radicalism, terrorism, and idealism...

The History of Female Anger

A powerful, destabilizing, and often misunderstood force.

Left vs Right

Illustrated.

The Middle East

Key players and notable relationships.

Down the Rabbit Hole

The rise, and rise, of literary annotation.

Man Builds 'Dog Train' To Take Rescued Pups Out On Little Adventures

Hear that lonesome whistle howl.

Baobab Trees Trace the African Diaspora Across the Indian Ocean

Loved these trees while hitch-hiking in Africa- ate the cream of tartar out of their pods when I ran out of water.

Just There in May

Akagera.

Barbie Wants to Get to Know Your Child

With the help of A.I., America’s most famous doll tries to fulfill a timeless dream —
convincing little girls that she’s a real friend. What will happen if they believe her?

The Microbe-scope

The contagiousness of microbes and pathogens.

American Novels Everyone Should Read

What everyone agrees are US fictions most worth favouriting.

History’s True Warning

How our misunderstanding of the Holocaust offers moral cover for the geopolitical disasters of our time.

The Dimming of the Light

French thought once dazzled the world. Where did it all go wrong?

The Emperor's Moral Narcissism

An unusual demographic distortion.

Yogi Berra Turned Linguistic Vice into Virtue with His Cock-Eyed Tautologies

If you come to a fork in the road, take it.

Oil Well

Every cooking oil compared.

How to Spell the Rebel Yell

What the US Civil War sounded like.

Extreme Altruism

Should you care for strangers at the expense of your family?

A Taxonomy of Ideas

Structure, function, unpredicatability.

“Strange and difficult”: Anne Boleyn’s Songbook resurfaces, recorded

A British choir, Alamire, has just released a recording of songs taken from the Anne Boleyn Songbook.

Hemingway in Love

In a new memoir, one of Hemingway's closest friends reveals how the great writer grappled with the love affair that changed his life and shaped his art.

Non-Fiction Books Everyone Should Read

Interactive.

Snake Oil Supplements

Scientific evidence for popular health supplements.

Success!!

Now the hard part starts.

Tomorrow Morning at Domaine Renegade

It’s harvest time!!

BC Government Approves Logging in Central Walbran Valley

Such nonsense.

The Subtext Buried In Seven Great Movie Chess Scenes

Cinematic chess clashes.

The Wood Database

Wood.

Sunset on Pluto [Slide Show]

Jaw-dropping. 

The Age of Loneliness

When have humans ever looked at something we need, or even just want, and walked away?

Evolution of movies

Attention span over time.

Why Bugs Ruin Everything

Bugs are tiny monsters.

The View from Charles Lam’s Deck

Pay attention.

When Did I Become a Writer?

Not long ago.

Are Western Values Losing Their Sway?

The West is suddenly suffused with self-doubt.

It’s Finished

Well, except for the editing.