Could developing “Anam Cara” — deep soul friendship — be the most healing therapy for what ails us? John O’Donohue makes the case.
Everybody Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy: A Lost Generation Love Story
You know Hemingway. And the Fitzgeralds. Do you know their friends Gerald and Sara Murphy? (They’re much more interesting.)
You know Hemingway. And the Fitzgeralds. Do you know their friends Gerald and Sara Murphy? (They’re much more interesting.)
Act One
The best theater memoir... ever? I think so. So does Ann Patchett: “’Act One’ is one of the best things about owning a bookstore. I can sell ‘Act One’ to people all day long.
The best theater memoir… ever? I think so. So does Ann Patchett: “’Act One’ is one of the best things about owning a bookstore. I can sell ‘Act One’ to people all day long.
Harry Styles: ‘Matilda’
15 nights at Madison Square Garden, 5 nights in Austin, 5 nights in Chicago, 15 nights in LA --- do you know who I’m talking about?
15 nights at Madison Square Garden, 5 nights in Austin, 5 nights in Chicago, 15 nights in LA — do you know who I’m talking about?
I Had a Challenging Book Teed Up. But It’s Too Hot. Today Cries Out for Relief, for Cool. This Is Definitely That.
A great singer lived quietly on an island you almost surely have not visited.
A great singer lived quietly on an island you almost surely have not visited.
The Fabulous Sylvester
The usual suspects, high on the SCOTUS ruling on abortion, have taken aim at every form of sex, not sparing birth control for heterosexuals but with particularly hateful rhetoric about gay and trans and non-binary people.
The usual suspects, high on the SCOTUS ruling on abortion, have taken aim at every form of sex, not sparing birth control for heterosexuals but with particularly hateful rhetoric about gay and trans and non-binary people.
Shmutz
What if a 18-year-old Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn who is preparing to be married has a problem — she’s addicted to porn?
What if a 18-year-old orthodox jew from brooklyn who is preparing to be married has a problem — she’s addicted to porn?
The Burn Pits: The Poisoning of America’s Soldiers
Jon Stewart: “I’m used to the lies. I’m used to the cowardice. I’m not used to the cruelty.” What is he angry about?
Jon Stewart: “I’m used to the lies. I’m used to the cowardice. I’m not used to the cruelty.” What is he angry about?
Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
The great revelation of Timothy Snyder's "Bloodlands" is that the Holocaust was not the greatest mass murder of WW2. The German & Russian killing fields in Eastern Europe were. And this: WW2 was largely about... Ukraine.
The great revelation of Timothy Snyder’s “Bloodlands” is that the Holocaust was not the greatest mass murder of WW2. The German & Russian killing fields in Eastern Europe were. And this: WW2 was largely about… Ukraine.
What Would You Watch First: ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ or ‘Winter’s Bone?’
“Where the Crawdads Sing” opened in a bazillion theaters.
“Where the Crawdads Sing” opened in a bazillion theaters.
The Conformist
Timothy Snyder: "Do not obey in advance." In "The Conformist," Bernardo Bertolucci's masterpiece, a young man in Italy in 1936 does just that. But can he kill his favorite professor?
imothy Snyder: “Do not obey in advance.” In “The Conformist,” Bernardo Bertolucci’s masterpiece, a young man in Italy in 1936 does just that. But can he kill his favorite professor?
If You Use Facebook, Ignore This at Your Peril
Watch a Derecho (Know What It Is?) Urgent Fix for Facebook Users! Sermon of the Year: “Learn To Handle ‘Hard’ Well. Gazpacho! A Great Movie! Song of the Summer! And More!
Watch a Derecho (Know What It Is?) Urgent Fix for Facebook Users! Sermon of the Year: “Learn To Handle ‘Hard’ Well. Gazpacho! A Great Movie! Song of the Summer! And More!
Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte's Web." A children's book. Why now, in this perilous time? "You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing
Charlotte’s Web.” A children’s book. Why now, in this perilous time? “You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing
Alexa… Play ‘Free’, by Florence + the Machine… Alexa… Again
For a week, “Free,” a new song from Florence + the Machine, has been in heavy rotation here, sometimes at a volume that the neighbors notice."
For a week, “Free,” a new song from Florence + the Machine, has been in heavy rotation here, sometimes at a volume that the neighbors notice.
Aretha Franklin. Meryl Streep. Bette Midler. Katherine Hepburn. Leonard Cohen. A Spicy Summer Sauce. One Unforgettable Poem. And Much More
One is anger and whining from white men who have enjoyed lives of the most spectacular privilege in the history of our planet and don’t want to give any of it up.
One is anger and whining from white men who have enjoyed lives of the most spectacular privilege in the history of our planet and don’t want to give any of it up.
Philip Slater: The Chrysalis Effect: The Metamorphosis of Global Culture
Some Days It Looks Like the Patriarchy Is Winning. Consider the Opposite. The Great Sociologist Philip Slater: We’re Witnessing the Death Throes of Male-dominated “Control Culture.
Wednesday Butler: Some Days It Looks Like the Patriarchy Is Winning. Consider the Opposite. The Great Sociologist Philip Slater: We’re Witnessing the Death Throes of Male-dominated “Control Culture.