There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.
— Robert A. Heinkein, born in 1907
Pavarotti and Freddie Mercury singing ‘Nessun dorma’
How can we come together with our world in tatters? Hollywood’s answer: Don’t even bother
Journalists Prize Access To Sources. But Too Much
I’ve come to believe that one of most overrated aspirations in journalism is access. This is particularly true in any story involving people who are wealthy or powerful, and who have experience in dealing with the press. They know that journalists and editors prize access above all else. -LitHub
Photo Series Showcases the Wild Beauty of Camargue Horses
Libraries Are Digitizing And Something’s Being Lost
Many institutions have moved, or are on the verge of moving, significant portions of their collections off-site. Some are embarking on large-scale book de-accessioning projects, a process by which books are removed permanently from a collection. - The Walrus
Book Review: The Limits of Drug-Based Psychiatry
The triumph of biological psychiatry has everything to do with the close ties between Big Pharma and academic psychiatry and little to do with compelling scientific evidence.