In his altogether superb essay collection About This Life: Journeys on the Threshold of Memory (public library) — which also gave us his insight into the role of pattern, perspective, and trust in storytelling — he considers the essence of…
From an oral care perspective, the “healthy Coke” trend isn’t any healthier than consuming a regular soda. “The pH of vinegar is about 2 to 3, which is around the same level of acidity as a full sugar Coke or…
Any day.I would like to address this existential question and the angst it presents. (I feel a little bit of that angst looming in the air, commingling with the heat.)So, to conclude: I wish you all so much luck, so…
The first single for the new album was already released on Wednesday. It’s called The Cabinet, and you can watch the music video for it here: Our webpage lists all the information about the songs (lyrics, who played what instrument,…
Nintendo is bringing another classic N64 game to the Switch next week. Pokemon Snap marks the sixteenth N64 game to arrive on the Nintendo Switch Online plus Expansion Pack service to date. An individual membership costs per year, while a…
“Oh! Stars and clouds and winds,” cries the Creature in his anguished wish for self-erasure, “if ye really pity me, crush sensation and memory” — anguish outmatched only by that of his creator. Wishing with every fiber of his being…
Batman surfing. Here’s what you need to know about Dall-E Mini and its AI-generated art. This isn’t the first time art and artificial intelligence have captured the internet’s attention. There’s a certain appeal to seeing how an algorithm tackles something…
A pastiche poem of tribute to the past and resolve for the possible. By Maria Popova It is a landmark moment for On Being as it shape-shifts into its next incarnation, and for Krista as a human being moving through…
Bronson Alcott (November 29, 1799–March 4, 1888) — abolitionist, education reformer, women’s rights advocate, early proponent of vegetarianism, philosophical gardener — refined his political and humanistic ideas on the whetstone of fatherhood. He filled notebook after notebook with loving, insightful…
What’s happening Whether you’re able to get your preferred tampon brand (or any tampon that’ll do) may depend on where you live and which store you frequent. Why it matters Typically, tampons have a shelf life of around five years,…
Interlocutor: Interesting defense of Double-Effect (although it hardly follows from something’s being innate that it’s true), but the principle is completely irrelevant here. It’s true that destroying the planet would be an action, whereas allowing the planet to evolve would…
As usual, Natalie prefaced her reading with a poignant reflection that is itself nothing less than a prose poem about the nature of life and its responsibility to nature — that is, to itself: The human soul.The mind of man…Slowly,…