Sherwin Nuland (1930-2014) was a renowned surgeon and Yale professor whose 1994 masterpiece, How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter,…
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I just got off the phone with my mom to wish her a good ol’ Happy Mother’s Day. My parents…
In 2013 it is nearly impossible to be engaged in modern life without encountering and interacting with brands. The presence…
Last December I featured NOWNESS’ terrific profile of renowned designer Massimo Vignelli and his close friend, collaborator, and legendary architect…
For its first two centuries of existence, the main water source for Manhattan was a pristine bubbling spring nestled beautifully…
He’s been called “America’s finest black-humorist” by The Atlantic Monthly, but above all else Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was one of the…
Maria Popova of Brain Pickings just posted a terrific piece on an essay written by philosopher Judith Butler entitled “Doubting…