Have We Lost Our Ability to Focus?, and More

Jason Epstein, an editor who had the "mind of a scholar and the instincts of a pushcart peddler," died last week at age 93 ... more »

It’s a good thing that teasers on Arts & Letters Daily are brief, because we've all apparently lost our ability to focus... more »

Why do we seek pleasure but choose to suffer? The experiences that are most central to our l…