Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, chosen to commemorate the date—January 27, 1945—that the Red Army liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau. Coincidentally, I + more
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, chosen to commemorate the date—January 27, 1945—that the Red Army liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau. Coincidentally, I + more
Before my life of fame and fortune—a period I refer to on my résumé as “the wilderness years”—I did a + more
May I interest you in a 717-gigapixel scan of Rembrandt’s The Night Watch? Before you say “No,” I should point + more
“The act of writing has always been an art,” claim the good folks behind Typatone. “Now it can also be + more
“Japan has around 300 brands of short-grain japonica rice that go by names like Yume Shizuku (Dream Droplet), Seiten no + more
Today’s the 15th anniversary of Michael Brecker’s death, and Ted Gioia has some thoughts: Almost every saxophonist I met in + more
Words of wisdom from the 37th president of the United States, taken from his series of interviews with David Frost + more
So Georgia and Alabama are playing in the college football national championship tonight, I guess? (Sorry—I can’t even feign interest + more
Did I manage to let 2021 slip by without my annual list of music recommendations? Somebody should probably fire me. + more
“In its prime, from around 1200 to 1550, Great Zimbabwe was home to about 10,000 people. The state covered 1,779 + more
“Night owls are at increased risk for psychiatric disorders compared to early birds.” That’s the headline over at PsyPost, anyway. + more
Happy 2022, everyone. What are the odds we’ll still be around to ring in 2023? I’m guessing somewhere around 11/10. + more