Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "Blood Meridian" by Cormac McCarthy has a strong claim to being the best and most meticulously crafted western novel. And the bloodiest. And the most open to interpretation. What does the Judge represent? The rapaciousness of colonialism? The inherent

RT @CultureExploreX: 22 of the Most Beautiful Cities on Earth. You know about Paris and Rome. But what about the Blue Pearl of Morocco? A J….

Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "A Manual for Cleaning Women" is a collection of short stories about her life by Lucia Berlin, and they are astonishing in their variety and vividness. Childhood stories about feeling lonely and unloved, burdened by a painful back brace. Some truly

People expected an epic rant from Jon Stewart after CBS unceremoniously canceled his good friend Stephen Colbert’s show. He did not disappoint.

Wait, is this a deepfake or this for real?.

Reagan said, "Tear down this wall!".Trump said Putin can do, "Whatever the hell he wants.".Same party. Different decades. What happened?

I read 30 books this spring! Here are the ones that stood out the most for me. Have you read any of these?. The White Castle: A Venetian man is captured by pirates and sold to a Turkish man who could be his twin. The General in his Labyrinth: Marquez gives “The Liberator” of

Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "On Writing" by Eudora Welty is like a TED Talk by one of our great literary figures. Written with liquid intelligence and effortless mastery of the subject. Highly recommended for anyone who aspires to be a great writer. One of my favorite quotes:

Does Nathan Fielder know about this?.

A thoughtful deep dive into why the Knicks moved on from Thibs. If you watched a lot of games this year, it’ll probably ring true for you.

Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "Paradise Lost" by John Milton is an epic poem about Satan's fall from heaven and the revenge he achieves by tricking Eve into taking that fateful bite. It is a towering achievement, laced with many subtle references to the Bible and the world's great

Populations in the West are expected to decline dramatically in the coming decades. I read a book called THE NEXT 100 YEARS which explains why. In short, people used to have lots of kids because kids were cheap labor, didn't cost much, and birth control was non-existent. But many

Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "The General in His Labyrinth" by Gabriel García Márquez. Colombia's greatest writer brings to life the final days of its greatest hero, Simón Bolívar, the "Liberator" of South America. A fascinating meditation on Bolívar's many triumphs, defeats and

Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "Lives of the Stoics" by @RyanHoliday recounts the history of the Stoic philosophy, from its founding under Zeno in Ancient Greece, through it's ascendancy under Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. It doesn't just tell us what these people said, it tells us

Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "The Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie is filled with his trademark magical realism and it moves so rapidly between different perspectives and realities it makes your head spin. But he finds a way to bring each story to a satisfying end. A challenging

Biggest Knicks win of the Millennium!.

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Bite-Sized Book Reviews: "Headshot" by @RitaBullwinkel. Eight girls travel to Reno to compete in a boxing tournament. The fights are described with raw, visceral language, but what makes the book extraordinary is the way it captures the strange, unique qualities of each fighter.

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