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The Geological Sublime, and More
Can college students read? Skeptics marshal damning anecdotes, but hard data is hard to come by...
The TV Novel, and More
Can racial complexity be taught in a college classroom?
Muriel Spark, May Swenson, and More
Muriel Spark, obsessed with biography, authorized one of herself — which she came to describe as “slander” and “defamation”...
The Atlantic's 'A-Team,' and More
Offering salaries from $200,000 to $300,000, The Atlantic has assembled a new “A-team” of writers...
Vonnegut, Milton, and More
For Kurt Vonnegut, survival was a kind of "cosmic joke"...
The Classicist Who Wants to Abandon Classics, and More
People interested in advancing knowledge once paid little heed to universities.
The History of the Advice Column, and More
"In the history of the advice column, one can glimpse the history of what can be said in public, and by whom"...
Making It as a Musician, and More
It's never been easy to "make it" as a musician. These days it's easier to make music but harder than ever to earn a living from it... more »

June 2025

Toni Morrison, Consciousness and Culture, and More
“Put all of digital media’s effects together and you have a recipe for reversing many of literacy’s impacts on consciousness and culture”...
AI's Cognitive Costs, and More
With research continuing, preliminary results suggest that the cognitive cost of relying on AI is real...
Hubris, Design Thinking, and More
Freelance writing, informal DJ sets, working retail — even seemingly successful musicians are having trouble making ends meet...
Microphotography, the Price of Genius, and More
In the 19th century, microphotography was a scientific marvel.
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