Articles of Note

Minerality, tar, tobacco, gas, cat urine - wine talk is weird. As for the taste of wine, it's located on that thin line between pleasurable and gross... more »

New Books

Before the fatwa, Salman Rushdie wrote great books. Since the fatwa, he's become a name-dropping, New York socialite. Did the ayatollah win?... more »

Essays & Opinions

Philosophy used to be spiritual exercise. Now it's just a job. What happened to the idea that a philosopher's life should be led philosophically?... more »