Reading Dangerously

Viewing everything solely through a political lens is an evil that we’re choosing.

Anthony Bourdain and the Missing Piece

With magic, the goal is to give someone something they can carry around with them for a while.

What are we?

On Paul Gauguin, authenticity and the midlife crisis: moral luck.

Trees That Have Lived for Millennia Are Suddenly Dying

The oldest baobabs (saved my life in Africa) are collapsing, and there’s only one likely explanation.

How to Tame a Zombie Fungus

Cicadas have repeatedly turned the infamous cordyceps fungi into indispensable allies.

The Future of Classicism

On the state and prospect of classical architecture.

Death is Hard

Have we forgotten how to die?