The great tragedy of atheists is that they walk through this world and have no one to thank.
Kneecap: How a biopic about drug-dealing rappers became 2024's most important Irish-language movie
Risking their lives to evangelise: Inside the world of secret Christian missionaries
Goodbye Tinder, hello Strava: have ‘hobby’ apps become the new social networks? Guardian
‘We’re living a Lie’: Astronaut reveals shock realization after viewing Earth from Space International Affairs
The Devouring Mind Dublin Review of Books. Anthony L: “Sontag & Steiner.”
“I cried over beautiful things knowing no beautiful thing lasts.”
A long essay from 2007 that compares the cultural and political perceptions & impacts of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. “During the watershed summer of 1968, the Beatles/Stones debate suddenly became a contest of political ideologies…”
Sacred Probabilities — Part I Philip Pilkington
Playing It Safe Charles Hugh Smith, Of Two Minds
How to Address Two Environmental Crises at OnceThe New Yorker
‘Enormous’ profits from avocado exports drive deforestation, water shortages in Mexico PBS
Houston woman who includes tracking device with her recycling surprised to see where it ended up KHOU
Patrick O’Brian is a great conservative writerCrooked Timber
The amateur sleuths trying to crack real-life cold casesFT. Shoutout to Harry Bosch