Arthur Sze Named U.S. Poet Laureate
Acting Librarian of Congress Robert Randolph Newlen today named Arthur Sze as the new U.S. poet laureate. He succeeds Ada Limón, who has held the position since 2022. The winner of…
Vodou: Haiti’s African-Derived Religion
Religion for Breakfast
Discover an architect couple’s favourite spots in their self-designed home of 32 years
Designed by Knox Bhavan Architects as their family home, this 19th-century townhouse in Camberwell, south-east London, has been creatively reimagined with thoughtfully integrated materials, colours, and joyful details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPiqknV6Iyw
I’m trying to quit smoking
Isaac Pickell
When the World Stands Still
Zbigniew Herbert, trs. Czesław Miłosz & Peter Dale Scott
Although the wind…
IZUMI SHIKIBU
Smaller Than a Fingernail: Unboxing the World’s Tiniest Books
Have you ever seen a book smaller than a fingernail? In this unboxing, we explore some of the tiniest books ever created — from fairy-sized poetry, religious texts and miniature…
99% Invisible: Where the Fuck Are We?
For centuries, the world's greatest minds were stumped by the deadly mystery of longitude, until an obsessive underdog entered the fray and changed navigation forever.
The People’s Recorder: A Giant Listening Project
During the height of the Great Depression, the U.S government hired out-of-work writers and laid-off reporters and sent them out to record the stories of all kinds of Americans. Called…