The Weird, Wonderful History of Fairground PhotographyAn essay from renowned photography historian Clément Chéroux’s book ‘Since 1839... Eleven Essays on Photography.’
Are Sustainability Rankings Relevant to Universities in India?Sustainability rankings evaluate universities’ contributions to SDGs, encouraging knowledge creation and societal impact for a sustainable future.
How to Coppice Trees and Shrubs – and the 5 Species That Will Benefit From This Historical and Super Simple Pruning TechniqueCoppicing has aesthetic and practical benefits in a garden
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When George Washington Kept a Smallpox Epidemic From Costing Him the American RevolutionSmallpox vaccination was banned in America during the Revolutionary War, but George Washington was determined to protect his army no matter what.
The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely do they merit a book review or a position on end-of-year reading lists.
Neige Sinno Doesn’t Believe in Writing as Therapy“Because for me too, when it comes down to it, the thing that’s most interesting is what’s going on in the perpetrator’s head.” So begins “Sad Tiger,” Neige Sinno’s strange, shattering memoir of childhood sexual abuse.
How to Think Like Leonardo da VinciWhen I turned forty a couple of years ago, one of the things I did for that milestone was to go through all the journals I’ve kept from childhood through adulthood. It was a way to do a retrospective inventory at the midpoint of life.
It’s only a century since US diplomats first persuaded the world that it’s wrong for countries to annex their neighboursWe live in a world where less and less seems to be universally agreed on, but there is one important exception.
She Crossed a Line That Even the Saltiest Speech Should AvoidLast week Representative Jasmine Crockett of Texas landed in the hot seat for comments she made about her state’s governor, Greg Abbott.
Is That Painting a Lost Masterpiece or a Fraud? Let’s Ask AIArtificial intelligence has to date been enlisted as a bogeyman in cultural circles: Software will take the jobs of writers and translators, and AI-generated images ring the death toll for illustrators and graphic designers.
I’m A Teacher. Here’s The Shocking Truth About The ‘Woke’ Indoctrination Of Students That Terrifies Conservatives.I’m a bit of a masochist. I can’t help but read the comments whenever the local news posts anything political on social media — especially when it’s related to public education.
Columbia’s Real Radical Threat Is From the GovernmentAmerican universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that. The United States is home to the best collection of research universities in the world.
How to Destroy What Makes America GreatI’ll let others describe the economic carnage President Trump’s tariffs have already begun to wreak. I want to describe the damage they will do to the American psyche and the American soul. Trump is building walls.
The Deep Roots of OligarchyLate in 1774, Lord Robert Clive was found dead in his London townhouse. Rumors flew that conscience had finally compelled the rapacious conqueror to take his own life.
