Alexander Atkins·Jul 3Living the Questions: Rilke, Pat Metheny, and the Art of SurrenderDiscover how Rainer Maria Rilke’s philosophy and Pat Metheny’s music intertwine to teach us the profound beauty of living life’s unanswered…A response icon1A response icon1
Alexander Atkins·May 23Laugher Therapy: How Stephen Colbert Healed a Nation’s Moral InjuryDiscover how Stephen Colbert became America’s modern court jester, healing our collective moral injury and defending truth with biting…
Alexander Atkins·May 19How the Burnt Toast Theory Became a Philosophy for Anxious TimesIn an anxious age of delays, disasters, and doomscrolling, the Burnt Toast Theory explores why life’s small frustrations may secretly offer…
Alexander Atkins·May 10Famous Mothers of Literature — And What They Still Teach UsWhy are mothers in literature so often misunderstood, erased, sanctified, or feared? Through Shakespeare, Austen, Morrison, Homer, and…A response icon1A response icon1
Alexander Atkins·Apr 25If Independent Bookstores Were PeopleIndependent bookstores, much like people, possess distinct and vivid personalities. Step inside and let’s meet some of them.
Alexander Atkins·Apr 9Misandry and the Woman Behind the Man Hater’s LibraryWhat do a forgotten Russian bibliophile, a 19th-century vocabulary of grudges, and 18,000 carefully curated complaints reveal about…
Alexander Atkins·Apr 2Becoming a Mother: The Metamorphosis of MatrescenceA powerful word captures the emotional, psychological transformation of becoming a mother.
Alexander Atkins·Mar 12How Do Drugs Get Named?A crash course in the strange science of turning complicated chemistry into catchy — and occasionally ridiculous — drug names.
Alexander Atkins·Mar 2What Does Your Bookshelf Say About You?How amateur book sleuths decode personal secrets from bookshelf photos, turning spines and stacks into psychological whodunits.
Alexander Atkins·Feb 3Is AI Capable of Solving Lateral Thinking Puzzles?How simple riddles expose a deep flaw in artificial intelligence.A response icon1A response icon1
