05/24/2013 The Museum of Babel With no one to sponsor him, Marino Auriti’s dream museum became the stuff of legends. by xkmbernard §
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05/20/2013 Western Exposure Sebastião Salgado photographs of nature are undeniably beautiful, but they also portray a typical Western gaze. by §
05/16/2013 Undercooked Intentionally or not, Michael Pollan’s latest book is a parody of foodie intellectualism. by §
05/15/2013 Step Backward, Step Forward Walkers used to own the streets. Now they’re looking to reclaim expropriated property. by §
05/08/2013 The First New Atheist 200 years after his birth, Kierkegaard’s philosophies are more relevant than ever. by deeleichhardt7 §
05/06/2013 Ask America Why are we so obsessed with advice columns? We just want to become the best version of ourselves that it is possible to be. by §
05/03/2013 Crossing Borders Authors are hungry for translators and translators desperate for recognition. A new website attempts to align their desires. by federicoaugustin §
05/01/2013 The Alphabet of Nature and Angels English is not a language spelled phonetically, but 200 years ago Isaac Pitman tried to change that. by xkmbernard §