Culture & Society

The Internet Is Like a City (But Not in the Way You'd Think)

Rereading Christopher Alexander's classic 1965 essay "A City Is Not a Tree" in the digital age

May 1 •

Symphonies of Color

Understanding the artist, musician, and architect Florian Yuriev

Jan 31 •

The Purpose of the Novel

And why AI can't write a great one

May 31, 2023 •

Living in a Time of Psychopolitics

How an idea by philosopher Byung-Chul Han helps us reframe our world

May 14, 2023 •

Maybe Real Modernity Has Only Just Started

The feeling of modernity, originally described by writers well over a century ago, is today shared by more people than ever.

Dec 23, 2022 •

A Deep Dive Down the Memory Hole

From one emergency to the next, battle lines are now being drawn over who remembers what.

Nov 22, 2022 •

The Social Recession: By the Numbers

Fewer friends, relationships on the decline, delayed adulthood, trust at an all-time low, and many diseases of despair. The prognosis is not great.

Oct 23, 2022 •

Uncertain Futures

Expecting the unexpected has become the rule nowadays.

Apr 21, 2022 •

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