So. According to science, I’m “intellectually superior” to my coworkers, with “amazing ideas constantly running through [my] genius brain….” And that’s + more
So. According to science, I’m “intellectually superior” to my coworkers, with “amazing ideas constantly running through [my] genius brain….” And that’s + more
In this fascinating piece published by the Future Symphony Institute, Roger Scruton posits that “it is precisely the absence of philosophical reflection that + more
I picked up David Bowie’s latest, Blackstar, on Friday—the day of its release—and the missus and I spent the better part of the + more
POSTSCRIPT Seamus Heaney And some time make the time to drive out west Into County Clare, along the Flaggy Shore, + more
Pamela, Lady Campbell, to Emily Eden, January 7, 1821: “I cannot bear Scotland in spite of every natural beauty, the + more
A couple of months ago, I had my first Trinidad Sour at Ruins—hands-down the best place in all of Spokane + more
Back from an ever-so-brief blogging hiatus, we bring you the latest from helveticka‘s global news bureaus: The true story of Roland + more
Last week I gave y’all the definitive list of the year’s best music. On that list was The Epic by Kamasi Washington. + more
FRAMING Jorie Graham Something is left out, something left behind. As, for instance, in this photo of myself at four, + more
It’s that time of year again. “The silent majesty of a winter’s morn…the clean, cool chill of the holiday air…” and + more
Life got you down? Tired of meaningless work, a contemptuous spouse, and resentful kids? No matter how bad you think + more
Raymond Asquith to Lady Diana Cooper, from the Western Front, November 25, 1915: “Out here one’s outlook on life, military + more
“Gratus animus est una virtus non solum maxima, sed etiam mater virtutum omnium reliquarum.” (Cicero, from Oratio Pro Cnæo Plancio, XXXIII.) My + more
In honor of Fibonacci Day, I asked CK if he’d mind employing the famous mathematician’s namesake sequence to determine my + more
The Center for Public Integrity released the results of its 2015 State Integrity Investigation, which uses “extensive research to grade + more