Reflections on books, the web, philosophy, and the quiet disciplines that hold a life together.
Albert Einstein was once a baby.Before he formulated relativity, unraveled light’s secrets, and became the shorthand for “genius,” Einstein spit up on his caregivers, failed to stop wobbling when they tried to sit him...
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Imaginary things can help us understand reality and rapidly inform what we believe is true.Think of the things that guide society at large and people in particular. Religion, money, countries, politics, culture. Even ...
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Edith Wharton (1862–1937) was a groundbreaking American author, renowned for her astute observations of the social elite and her critical examination of American society’s moral codes. Born into a prominent family in ...
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“Think of it - I did not even exist”First written and published in 1886 by Robert Louis Stevenson Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde has been an influential work in the horror genre. On an essay titled Diagnosing Jekyll: The Scien...
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“My sleep is dear to me, and more dear is being made of stoneas long as the agony and shame last.Not to see, not to hear, is for me the best fortune.so not wake me, speak softly.”— Risposta del BuonarrotoIn the begin...
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