We need more “collective efficacy” and “ordered complexity,” or so says one writer. (The writer also claims we need to be able to see long distances, be able to map our terrain, and enjoy patterns that mimic the fractal patterns in our bodies.)
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What Does ‘Expecto Patronum’ Sound Like in Scots Gaelic?
That’s right, Harry Potter (at least the first one) is now available in Scots. That was the 80th language for the first book – but two days later, it got its 81st translation, this time into Mongolian.
We Have Questions About This U.S. Adaptation Of A Great Chilean Movie About Middle-Aged Women
The original 2013 Gloria was an honest and full-bodied depiction of a woman in her late 50s, still filled with determination and desire. U.S. moviemakers aren’t exactly known for their ability to imagine or understand older women – so maybe it’s good that the Chilean director who made the original is also tasked with the “adaptation” (not remake).
This Might Be A Good Time To Start Making Our Walls Out Of Microalgae
For real, and for instance, many of us may be living or working in mushroom buildings: “Mycotecture – architectural building blocks that are formed from the fibrous material of fungal roots – are as strong as concrete and as insulating as fibreglass.”
The Joy, And Pressure, Of Being A Major Book Critic At The New York Times
Parul Sehgal has rather a lot to do, and she’s fine with that. “I only care about doing the work. I have zero other ambitions. I’m the laziest, least socially ambitious person, ever. And I don’t get off on the punitive power of the critic; you know that brand of critic, the scold, who has appointed himself to keep the ecosystem clean. That’s the kind of thing that I find very uninteresting. Taxonomizing has very little to do with how and why people read.”
What The Heck: Here’s The First Round Of ‘Best Books’ Lists
Beyond the Washington Post roundup, there’s the new “100 Notable Books” from The New York Times, The Guardian (UK)’s Best Books Part One and Part Two, and – for an insidery look, with books that aren’t on everyone else’s list, Publisher’s Weekly has a Top 10 and a bunch of other lists.
Nashville Singers Save Their Best Songs For Last, But Why?
Seriously, where did this formula come from? (And in an era that prioritizes singles far, far above album construction – remember “albums”? – how is this meaningful in the slightest?)
Movies Weren’t Doing So Well This Month, And Then ‘Coco’ Came Around
Yes, yes, a movie about the Day of the Dead rescued the box office from the 2017 graveyard, etc. etc. (This is, of course, what Disney/Pixar movies are supposed to do.)
Authors Beg With England To Pay For School Libraries
That’s right, it’s 2017, so authors like Philip Pullman and Marjorie Blackman have to send frantic letters to their government, begging them to fund school libraries. “The letter highlights how England has lower rates of teenage literacy than other developed nations, according to international rankings. And it claims there is a general decline in the number of books issued to children, adding there has not been a related increase in electronic books.”
The Rising Literary Stars Of Nigeria
Nigeria has been a literary hub for many decades, but now “a new wave of thematically and stylistically diverse fiction is emerging from the country, as writers there experiment with different genres and explore controversial subjects like violence against women, polygamy and the rise of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.”