Archive - Volumes.

May 2025

Lazy and Stupid Stereotypes

On Michael Lewis, unsung heroes, and AI teachers.

May 30

The World Beyond Your Head

Efforts to personalise all the settings on our lives make us lonelier and more narcissistic than ever — but reading can help.

May 23 •

"Art of Conversation" is Dead — Long Live "Volumes."

I'm rebranding this project — here's what will change and what remains the same.

May 20 •

Vivian Gornick: On Writing Letters

How to resist cultural decline without giving in to pessimism.

May 16 •

Love as a Moral Challenge

On Truman Capote's wistful novella, "Breakfast at Tiffany's".

May 9 •

"Klara and the Sun": On Friendship and Being Seen

On Kazuo Ishiguro's AI novel, the existence of the soul, and what makes for a great friendship.

May 2 •

April 2025

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