A Portrait of the Artist as a Victim of the Holocaust
The cultural legacy of Bruno Schulz.
Encountering the High Arctic
Posted on May 10, 2023
Image: Ellesmere Island, Shutterstock, and a local sign in English and Inuktitut, BlueIce64 via reddit.
Nature reveals itself when you are helpless.
Terms and Conditions Apply
Considering the purpose of free speech, from courts to classrooms.
The Human Reader
Posted on April 26, 2023
Image: THR illustration [The Holloway Reading Stand; The Winterthur Library: Printed Book and Periodical Collection].
Calvino recognized the digital age as an existential condition as well as a technological one.
The Dao of Using Your Smartphone
Posted on April 20, 2023
Image: THR Illustration; Shutterstock: background; Confucius/Sahroe.
We can aim to harmonize with our phones through ritual.
Wonder-Working Powers
Posted on April 13, 2023
Image: Aurora borealis over Jokulsarlon, Iceland; John A. Davis/Shutterstock.
Philosophers are not the only cultivators of wonder.