Fatigue

Léonard Anthony Adrian Chaboche

“I’m tired” is ingrained into the psyche of the 21st century adult. But why are we so tired? We work too hard. We’re exhausted by the constant quest for true love. We’re drained by our children. We’re…

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When You Kant Figure It Out, Ask A Philosopher

Marie Robert

Kant, Spinoza, and Plato walk into a bar… Imagine they’ve come to talk over some of life’s big (and not-so-big) challenges. How can Kant comfort you when you get ditched via text message? How can Ar…

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To Live and to Read

Tzvetan Todorov

A humanist and self-described historian of ideas, Tzvetan Todorov kept writing up until his death in February 2017. To Live and to Read is a collection of short essays, portraits, reviews, and lecture…

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Take Me There

Victoire Bourgois

Draw the sunrise over the temple of Angkor Wat. Describe your ideal Parisian cafe… From the streets of New York, to the colorful traditions of the Mexican Day of the Dead, to the animal kingdom of t…

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The French Art of Loving Yourself

Fabrice Midal

After the bestselling The French Art of Not Giving a Sh*t, Fabrice Midal turns the tables on the myth of Narcissus and shows how the legend has been long misunderstood. Instead of accusing ourselves (…

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Promised Land, Sierra Leone

Thierry Cruvellier

Author of The Master of Confessions and the only journalist to have reported from every international war crime tribunal of the post-Cold War era, Thierry Cruvellier first set foot in Freetown, Sierra…

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My Notebook

Eric Cantona

On the field or off, Eric ‘The King’ Cantona has always been known as an artist. Passionate about painting and photography from a very young age, he more recently took to writing, drawing and sketchin…

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Collusion

Luke Harding

MOSCOW, July 1987. Real-estate tycoon Donald Trump visits Soviet Russia for the first time at the invitation of the government. LONDON, December 2016. Luke Harding meets former MI6 officer Christopher…

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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning

Margareta Magnusson

A charming approach to putting your life in order so your loved ones won’t have to. There’s a word for this in Swedish: Döstädning, literally, “death cleaning.” Whatever your age, Swedish death cleani…

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An Atlas of Natural Beauty

L'Officine Universelle Buly

Allow yourself to be transported back to beauty’s golden age with An Atlas of Natural Beauty. First established as a Parisian trendsetter in the 19th century, the beauty emporium has been reincarnated…

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