Weekly Newsletter

What Is Halloween, Really?

3 days, not 1...

Oct 29 •

Are You Smarter Than a Coal Miner?

The intellectual life of working-class Victorians

Oct 22 •

Why Read the Classics?

3 arguments why we must

Oct 15 •

Why the Wilderness Transforms You

The real story of King David

Oct 8 •

Why Architecture Matters

What you build is who you are

Oct 1 •

Why Does Beauty Matter?

And is it really subjective?

Sep 24 •

What Makes a Genius?

William Blake's case for the spiritual

Sep 17 •

and

The Essentials of Russian Literature

That you've probably never read...

Sep 10 •

What Happened to the 7 Ancient Wonders?

Only one is still standing...

Sep 3 •

The Best Books About the Middle Ages

5 you must read...

Aug 27 •

An Intro to Western Philosophy

And the crisis of reason...

Aug 20 •

How to Conquer the 7 Deadly Sins

Dante's guide to self-mastery

Aug 13 •

and

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