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In the Northern hemisphere’s sky, hovering above the Milky Way, there are two constellations—Cygnus the swan, her wings outstretched in full flight, and Lyra, the harp that accompanied poetry in ancient Greece, from which we take our word “lyric.”
Driving offers some compensating advantages over mass transit, of course, including a greater sense of autonomy and control. But one of the seeming conveniences of driving—that getting from home to work doesn’t force you to walk any farther than from your kitchen to your garage at one end, and from your employer’s parking lot to your desk at the other—isn’t a benefit. It’s a liability.
[slideshow — if gallery does not advance, click here] IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE that the holidays are nearly over, and...
1. What Is Fatigue? “When, on a blustery day in Oxford in 1954, Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile,...
“And the rest is rust and stardust.” —Vladimir Nabokov Magic and merriment and mistletoe, good friends and family, warm nights...
Silicon Valley is not a place where one is invited to show frailty or despondence. It is, as Nick puts it, “the place where everybody is killing it all the time.
Today’s Articles of Interest from Around the Internets 1. At the gates of power: how Marine Le Pen is unnerving...
The blazer‘s journey began in the 1800s aboard the HMS Blazer, where the ship’s captain outfitted his crew in navy double-breasted jackets with brass buttons for a visit from Queen Victoria. These distinctive uniforms earned the name “blazer” for their bright appearance and the ship they represented.
ARTICLES No. 02 & something new by Victoria are still on the way, but the days are darker now and there’s rain and wind and a chill in the air, so we’re feeling like homebodies, spending as much time as possible by the fire...
REVIVING a beloved series from our archives, we’re bringing back our curated collection of recent discoveries. Previously known as “10 Things We Loved this Week” and later evolving through various iterations like “(Five) Things We Love Lately” and “Things in my Saved Folder /001,” this edition offers an eclectic mix of cultural curiosities.