“Sexual liberation must mean freedom to enjoy sex on our terms, to say what we want, not what we are pressured or believe we are expected to want,” writes Gillian Anderson in the introduction to Want, the collection of essays about sexual fantasies she curated. It’s not a new idea – in fact, Want is … Read more
What led Ryan Holiday, a former PR man turned lay philosopher, to become a bestseller giant? His writings on stoic philosophy are cherished by a wide range of individuals, including professional athletes, politicians, and tech CEOs. Tim Ferriss, an investor-entrepreneur, refers to stoicism as the “ideal operating system”. Even entrepreneur-fraudster Elizabeth Holmes used to cite … Read more
On August 11, 1973, in an apartment block in the Bronx, an 18-year-old DJ named Kool Herc, also known as Hercules, played funk records at a dance party. He turned up the beats, rapped along to the music, and unknowingly gave birth to a new style that would eventually dominate popular music. In “Hip-hop Is … Read more
By R. S. Hill As a high school English teacher in Tucson, Arizona, I work at one of the most diverse schools in the state. Most days, I stand before an apathetic, though inquisitive, audience and try to convince—no, sell—15 to 18-year-olds on the radical idea that reading old texts like the Iliad, Beowulf, and … Read more