Why You Should Really Start Caring About Seeds
Two books remind us just how deeply human culture depends on nature’s tiniest offerings. By Louise Fabiani Seeds:…
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The ‘Cosmopolites,’ the Passport Market, and the Dawn of the Global Citizen
A meticulous new book examines the growing market for passports—and what that means for the way we think about citizenship and belonging.
The Scariest Explanation for America’s Vast Prison Population: We Want It That Way
If the problem isn’t straightforward racism or benighted drug laws, what is it?
All of Us Worried, None of Us Angry
Three new books explain why inequality isn't sending us to the barricades.
The Enduring Allure of Badly Behaved Men—and What It Means for Women
Men, for all Laura Kipnis’ attempts to appear transgressive, is a cautious and old-fashioned book that illustrates male privilege rather than denying it.
Zombies in the Quad: The Trouble With Elite Education
William Deresiewicz's new book, Excellent Sheep, is in part, he says, a letter to his younger, more privileged self.
The Searchers: Amateur Web Sleuths Are Teaming Up to Solve Cold Cases Online
An old American obsession—the rogue detective's urge to crack the case—finds a new outlet.
The Truman Show Delusion: Can Culture Make Us Crazy?
Two brothers—a philosopher and a doctor—attempt to explain the cultural roots of madness.