Archive - The Culturist

How to Remember Everything You Read

Tips from an American philosopher

Apr 9 •

How to Write Well

Orwell's 6 rules for writing

May 28 •

Why Tolkien Hated Disney

The role of danger in storytelling

Jun 28 •

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The 4 Types of Men

And how they shape stories

Jun 18 •

Why Did Wealth Stop Building Beautiful Things?

An era of impermanence

Nov 19 •

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Why You Must Create

Tolkien and the sacred art of sub-creation

Apr 19 •

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What Happens When Society Stops Reading?

And how to guard your mind from decay

Oct 18 •

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Dostoevsky's Warning About Wisdom

And why you need imagination...

Oct 12 •

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Is Beauty Mathematical?

Pythagoras & the music of spheres

Jul 19 •

Why Tolkien Hated Dune

Good vs. Evil in storytelling

Mar 29 •

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Hemingway's Warning to the Modern World

And how to find meaning...

Aug 16 •

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The Unsung Hero of The Lord of the Rings

Tolkien's secret to resisting evil

Oct 4 •

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