It is possible that the only consistent feature across humanity is that we are all, every one of us, a bundle of inconsistencies. We have complex, sometimes even conflicting, desires and interests; we defy easy categorization.... Read More

A great book offers the opportunity to experience, to better understand, the lives of others. Through these written stories, the world becomes a more empathetic and tolerant place—one without outsiders or others—where everyone can... Read More

The short list of great Americans of the 20th century would be incomplete without the extraordinary A. Bartlett Giamatti—professor, Renaissance scholar, author, president of Yale University, and, improbably, Commissioner of Major... Read More

As vaccination rates continue to climb and COVID restrictions are lifted across the United States, many of us are looking to make up for lost time this summer, and few things scream “summer” more than tie-dye. Though the technique is... Read More

What’s left of the marijuana-shaming movement is gradually fading into the uninformed backwaters of history—thanks to the diligence of science-based researchers, doctors, and adventurous users who always recognized the promising... Read More

If you found out that you descended from a noble French family with many hundreds of years of historical records to prove it, your imagination would surely take off in a multitude of directions. As it turns out, that scenario is exactly... Read More

Good fiction along the lines of Catcher in the Rye always turns our head, and this novel is the real deal. Our editor-in-chief tracked down J. William Lewis for some insight on how you model a classic, as he did so successfully in The... Read More

The opportunity to spend time with two Poet Laureates discussing one of our very favorite subjects—America’s National Parks—was just too enchanting an idea to pass up. Prepare yourself for the sort of insight and inspiration that... Read More