A review of Lawrence Krauss’s Atom — the biography of an oxygen atom from the Big Bang to life on Earth, and what it means that science, not religion, tells us who we are.
Three American outerwear brands built a century ago for men who needed gear that worked. Here’s what the tin cloth jacket, the Detroit jacket, and the Perfecto each actually do — and which one belongs in your closet.
One’s made in Tennessee for $30. The other’s made in France for $400. Both will outlive you. Here’s what you’re actually paying for — and whether it matters.
Everyone drives north from the city. Start at Dia:Beacon and eat your way back south through Cold Spring, Rhinebeck, and Storm King to see the valley the right way.
A review of Nietzsche’s Human, All Too Human — the book where he dismantled Wagner, Schopenhauer, and his own Romantic mythology, one aphorism at a time.
A review of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment — and why the biography matters as much as the novel. The man lived the darkness before he wrote it.