We Wish You an Italian Christmas!
Gillian Riley helps us learn about Italian Christmas.
Gillian Riley helps us learn about Italian Christmas.
For many, the beginning of philosophical curiosity might be summarized in the French exclamation Voilà! – a sudden sense of wonder at just being alive and being here. What this means, however, is not easy to spell out. What is, is you, your being here in the world – and your own self-consciousness.
An excerpt from Feeling Unreal.
Ben Keene chooses the Place of the Year.
A look at the film Numb.
We celebrate World AIDS Day.
What Rebecca has been reading this week.
A look into ancient Egypt.
Ben Zimmer looks at the word taze/tase.
Khalid Koser answers a few questions on his book International Migration: A Very Short Introduction.
An excerpt from Mae West: An Icon in Black and White.
Anatoly answers readers’ questions and looks at the origins of bigot.
Ben’s Place of the Week is Calais.
A look at Faustus translated by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
An excerpt from Snake Oil Science.
Bausell takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the battle between alternative medicine and the placebo effect.