Surfaces and Essences

The most important thing I learned from reading this book is to never ignore the…

Essays and Aphorisms

If you are having a bad day, here’s a tip: stay away from Arthur Schopenhauer. He…

Station Eleven

Emily St. John Mandel’s newest piece of fiction is the best book I’ve read all year.

Dollars and Sex

Here’s your fact for the day: there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between penis length and economic growth. Countries that have the slowest economic growth appear both on the smallest and largest end of the penis size spectrum, while the countries that have the most average…

Pool.

There is a certain kind of friendship that is wordless, fleeting, transient, yet deep and…

Sidewalk Flowers

The book that I’ve re-read the most often this year — in fact, the most impactful and resonant book I’ve read all year — is one that doesn’t have any words.