Music, the Neural Harmonics of Emotion, and How Love Recomposes the Brain

How Phrenology Queered Language: Walt Whitman and the Evolving Lexicon of Love

Curiosity as an Instrument of Love: Thoreau’s Touching Account of 24 Hours with a Tiny Owl

The Donkey and the Meaning of Eternity: Nobel-Winning Spanish Poet Juan Ramón Jiménez’s Love Letter to Life

Ozempic may be reshaping the brain

Trump Loves Accusing Critics of Treason. U.S. Law Makes That Charge Hard To Prove—for Good Reason.

"Ukraine Turns Real-Life Kills into Video Game Thrills for Drone Pilots"

The Truth About Slavery and America

Sunday Poem

Open Thread

The Satanic Temple Loses Libel Suit Against Newsweek Over "Accounts of Sexual Abuse Being Covered up" Allegation

"The age when you can run a literary magazine on trust is over. You can either decide AI submissions are fine, or you can filter for them"

A Snippet of a Conversation Between ChatGPT and Me

Alasdair MacIntyre believed that Western morality, having lost its rationale, was replaced by something thinner: mere moral passion  

Sensitivity readers promise authenticity but deliver essentialism. Who really benefits when identity polices the imagination?

He appeared to be a pauper, but John Chapman aka Johnny Appleseed was quite successful, owning 1,200 acres across three states

You’ve heard of effective altruism, but what about “effective accelerationism”? The stance thinks the solution to our cultural ills lies in technology

A Sweeping Theory of Everything Is Revolutionizing the Democratic Party

A Reprieve for Build-To-Rent

Can Utah Save the Great Salt Lake?

Saving Utah’s Great Salt Lake