If you’ve ever been told to ‘take a walk’ during a heated situation, you’d probably, albeit…
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Modern Transcendence in Movies: The Threat of Enchantment in The Green Knight
This is the second essay in a series on “Modern Transcendence in Movies” that interrogates how…
Benjamin Hoyle On French Fine Dining, Fish And Behind-The-Scenes In Michelin-Starred Kitchens
Precision and pressure is the bread and butter for a Poissonnier, a fish chef in French…
Scientists Discover the Earliest Evidence of Drug Use in 25,000-Year-Old Teeth
Image by Fakhri “Scientists Discover the Earliest Evidence of Drug Use in Really Old Teeth” may…
16 Best Loafers for Men 2026, According to GQ Style Editors
We don’t really buy into the notion that you should suffer for fashion so we preferred…
Modern Transcendence in Movies: Mapping Out the Intersections of Asteroid City
The opening article of this series, on David Lowery’s Mother Mary, began with a question asked…
What the Odds to Win the American League Tell Us About the 2026 Playoff Race
The American League playoff race has produced dramatic shifts in expectations throughout 2026. Some contenders have…
The Ancient Greek Water Clock That Kept the Most Accurate Time for 1,800 Years
Today, we’re surrounded by technologies we could justifiably describe as time thieves. In ancient Greece, those…
The 24 Best Watches at the 2026 US Open
There’s something about a major tennis tournament that makes people want to bring out their very…
The Bat in Daylight: Matt Fraction, Batman, and a New Day in Gotham City
I can still remember those Tim Sale covers. Batman stood in towering shadow, all hard angles…