Saturday, 12 June 2021
Friday, 11 June 2021
Truth, Reading, Decadence
Wonders that should change your life and stay with you forever... Sadly, in this intellectually miserable century, they can’t.
How the Uber-Rich Transformed Housing in Vancouver and the World
A UBC professor’s new book tours ‘iceberg’ mansions, zombie cities, sky-high safety-deposit boxes and the ‘financialization’ of architecture.
Thursday, 10 June 2021
How to Think Clearly
By learning to question and clarify your thoughts, you’ll improve your self-knowledge and become a better communicator.
Wednesday, 9 June 2021
Mike Nichols and the American Century
The director made landmark contributions to three distinct art forms. His life reflected the American experience in the latter half of the twentieth century—both its failures and its feats.
The Tyranny Of Time
The clock is a useful social tool, but it is also deeply political. It benefits some, marginalizes others and blinds us from a true understanding of our own bodies and the world around us.
Why Confederate Lies Live On
For some Americans, history isn’t the story of what actually happened; it’s the story they want to believe.
Tuesday, 8 June 2021
America’s Covid Groupthink Functioned Like China’s Repression
Marching in ideological lockstep is less forgivable in a society where one has a choice in the matter.