How I Became the Villain of El Cerrito’s Nextdoor - Longreads
Longreadsby Cheri Lucas Rowlands10 Aug 2026
You don’t have to live in El Cerrito, California, or have ever used Nextdoor, for this essay to resonate.
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top 62%How to think like a Hegelian | Psyche Guides
Psycheby Jeffrey Reid10 Aug 2026
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is a notoriously difficult thinker, and students sometimes ask me how I came to be interested in his philosophy, which I have now been studying and writing about for...
When is stereotyping a handy tool, and when is it a sin? | Aeon Essays
Aeonby Tom Ralston10 Aug 2026
Listen to this essay 23 minute listen Overgeneralising has a bad rap. It seems an obvious, if understandable, mistake to generalise beyond what our evidence supports.
The Young Men Rapping and Beatmaking from a Youth Lockup
The Marshall Projectby Maurice Chammah9 Aug 2026
This essay is part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week by incarcerated artists.
How to Deal With Iran
Palladium Magazineby Marko Jukic7 Aug 2026
Just a few weeks ago, on the seventeenth of June, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the fourteen-point Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Islamic Republic of Iran, which promised...
That Time I Learned an Unforgettable Lesson From a 12-Year-Old Monk
Narrativelyby Rick Weiss7 Aug 2026
We recently held a contest over at our sister site, Narratively Academy, in which we asked you about a time when you learned from someone unexpected.
From The Trap Of Geopolitics To A Geo-Civilizational Paradigm | NOEMA
Noema Magazineby Nathan Gardels7 Aug 2026
Nathan Gardels is the editor-in-chief of Noema Magazine. He is also the co-founder of and a senior adviser to the Berggruen Institute.
The surprisingly scientific methods of Bigfooters | Aeon Essays
Aeonby Andrew Bartlett & Jamie Lewis7 Aug 2026
Listen to this essay 23 minute listen How do you go about capturing a monster? The search for Bigfoot, or Sasquatch – often referred to as Bigfooting – may sound like a whimsical endeavour: an...
How to Hold What Harrows You
The Marginalianby Maria Popova7 Aug 2026
How to Hold What Harrows You By Maria Popova We are shaped by all we have suffered — by what harrows us — and in turn shape our lives by how we hold our harrowing.
The worlds of Musquito • Kate Fullagar
Inside Storyby Administrator7 Aug 2026
Less famous than Aboriginal leaders like Bennelong and Pemulwuy and less notorious than later Aboriginal outlaws like Jimmy Governor, Musquito (c.1778–1825) was a First Nations man who yet deserves...
Recent Reading - Scott H Young
Scott H Youngby Scott Young6 Aug 2026
I hope you’re having a good summer! I’ve been meaning to do a newsletter sharing some thoughts on a few books I’ve read recently. Here are some books I found interesting: 1.
From Tulip Mania to Digital Risk Management: The Historic Lessons of Financial Self-Protection | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine6 Aug 2026
For millennia humans have risked fortunes to make more profit, increase status, and achieve security.
Why Is Everyone In Tech So Sad? | NOEMA
Noema Magazineby Aaron Horwath6 Aug 2026
Aaron Horwath is the director of AI operations at a creative technology company where he is focused on implementing AI in a way that supports both humans and business.
Why nurturing your compassionate side is simple and deeply beneficial | Psyche Videos
Psycheby Psyche Video6 Aug 2026
Compassion is important – not just because it makes us sensitive to the suffering of others, but because practising it can make our brains more resilient and our relationships stronger.
Paris’s business district boasts imposing art. But who is it for? | Aeon Videos
Aeonby Aeon Video6 Aug 2026
Located west of Paris, La Défense is often called the most beautiful business district in Europe.
Mother Teresa was virtuous, but she was wrong about virtue | Psyche Ideas
Psycheby Michael Brownstein & Alex Madva6 Aug 2026
In 1975, a collection of Mother Teresa’s thoughts and reflections was published as a short book titled A Gift for God: Prayers and Meditation.
At the heart of the Snow/Leavis ‘two cultures’ clash | Aeon Essays
Aeonby Sam Dresser6 Aug 2026
Listen to this essay 34 minute listen When Charles Percy Snow rose to deliver the Rede Lecture at the University of Cambridge in 1959, he had good reason to be satisfied with himself.
This 484-Square-Foot Italian Home Is Bursting With Color and Character
Design Milkby Malia Agostinelli5 Aug 2026
Just because La Casa Olive e Capperi is small in size doesn’t mean it is timid in its design language.
China is Building a Blue Granary
Palladium Magazineby Seth Dowell4 Aug 2026
Off the coast of Zhejiang province, an unusual vessel plies the East China Sea. It could be mistaken for a cargo ship, but there are no containers on its deck.
How To Give Everyday People A Say In AI Governance | NOEMA
Noema Magazineby Hélène Landemore4 Aug 2026
Hélène Landemore is a political theorist focusing on deliberative democracy and AI governance at Yale University and the University of Oxford, and a leading architect of citizens’ assemblies for...