Art
The Profane and the Divine: An Interview with Pierre Liebaert
"When you do something very important, you change deeply and it’s impossible to go back. Every cell in your body is changed. This is why you have to be prepared."—Pierre Liebaert, in our interview on rituals.
Mind + Emotion
Who Owns Your Memories? A review of Olga Bubich's photobook The Art of (Not) Forgetting
Olga Bubich’s self-published book, The Art of (Not) Forgetting, brings together emotionally potent memories of around thirty Belarussians, collected through interviews. Through personal stories, the author interrogates individual and collective memory.
Society
A Determination to Co-Produce: An Interview with Anthony Luvera
"What gives me the right to be able to do this? And, what gives me the right to be able to go about it in the way that I expect to go about it?"—Anthony Luvera, in our interview about about collaborative process and his co-created book, Frequently Asked Questions.
Work
The Means of Production: An Interview with Evan Baden Changing the equation on book publishing with DIY
"Having all the equipment means there's nothing that's farmed out—I do everything. That makes it quite financially feasible."—Evan Baden, on his DIY book press.
Sci-Tech
Capitalizing on Connection A Review of Work Pray Code by Carolyn Chen
Carolyn Chen argues in her new book Work Pray Code that Silicon Valley, one of the most vocally secular places in the world, has made their work into religion.
Inspiration
"All of life is a series of daring adventures from a secure base... and as a society, we do not have a secure base."
- David Brooks, from Political common ground in a polarized United States
- David Brooks, from Political common ground in a polarized United States