One Woman's Battle Against Pet Fads
Humans are hardwired to go jelly-kneed around creatures with kinderschema—infant traits like big eyes, big head, and small body. Can we resist it?
Susan Sontag
Benedict Cumberbatch, Celebrity, Diplomacy, and the Power of Photos
The actor's recent stunt in Cardiff, in which he admonished celebrity photographers for not capturing "something important," suggests a misplaced faith in photography.