Opioid Nation
The opioid epidemic is usually seen as a supply problem. If we can interdict the supply of prescription opioids, the thinking goes, we can stanch the...
The Best Artificial Christmas Trees You Can Buy For A Perfect Tree Year After Year
Real Christmas trees are great but they’re messy and require a lot of maintenance. An artificial tree reduces the hassle, but you need to make sure...
Should You Buy a Second Hand Full Frame Camera or a New Crop Sensor Camera?
One decision that a lot of improving photographers face when it’s time to buy or upgrade their DSLR or mirrorless camera is whether they should buy...
Dart 2.1 offers improvements for mobile developers
At the beginning of the year, Dart 2 arrived with major changes and helped reboot the language. It added mandatory strong mode and plenty of client-side...
A Brand New Interview with David Foster Wallace
This discussion of postmodernism, translation, and the internet has never been published in English Photo by Matador the First Eighteen years ago, writer and translator Eduardo Lago sat...
This Hawaiian Storytelling Chant Is Great Literature Without the Written Word
The oli connects me to my childhood, and to the history of indigenous Hawaii A Hawaiian reverend blows on a pu before chanting the oli. (Photo...
Why Stan Lee’s Death Is a Loss for Literature
The comics giant didn’t just invent your favorite superheroes—he also expanded the definition of a reader Photo by Gage Skidmore Stan Lee, the founder of Marvel comics, died...
8 Book and Netflix Original Series Pairings
If you’ve been paying any attention, you know that Netflix is creating some of the most marathon-worthy original content these days. But once you’ve watched all...
How to Configure a HiFi Desktop Audio System
A HiFi system is a set of components designed to make music sound as good as possible. HiFi aims for clear, noiseless audio, not just high...
Strategies For How to Protect Your Books
I run a little free library, and while it is always inspiring and fun to be a part of getting books exchanged for free among neighbors...
