CultureWhat Is "Art Of Conversation" For?An updated vision of where this project is going and how we will do it. “I like people to express themselves heartily, their words...
BooksIn Praise of Comic BooksOn what makes comic books special, and an argument against calling them "graphic novels". When I was growing up, comic books were a major...
BooksDo Facts Matter in Fiction?On objective facts, subjective experience, and whether authenticity is more useful than truth in art. “Kind reader, with keen judgment...
BooksThe Loneliness of the Long Distance ReaderHow good reading brings us closer to others, and how efforts to personalise all the settings on our lives make us lonelier – and more...
BooksCourse Correction: Obstacles to readingOn the things that get in the way of reading, and some possible methods of clearing those obstacles. I’m a sucker for the charm of New...
BooksThe Virtues of Action in Dante's "Inferno"On the active pursuit of "knowledge and excellence", and how the road to Hell is never hard to find. 1. It’s a commonly proscribed trope...
