Search results for “story”
Rebecca West on Storytelling as a Survival Mechanism and How Art Transforms Mere Existence into Meaningful Being
“Art is not a plaything, but a necessity, and its essence, form, is not a decorative adjustment, but a cup into which life can be poured and lifted to the lips and be tasted.”
The Story Behind “Silent Spring”: How Rachel Carson’s Countercultural Courage Catalyzed the Environmental Movement
“It is, in the deepest sense, a privilege as well as a duty to have the opportunity to speak out — to many thousands of people — on something so important.”
The Muse of History: Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott on Why Reconciling Our Conflicting Ancestral Pasts Is Necessary for Cultural Renewal
“Maturity is the assimilation of the features of every ancestor.”
Storytelling and the Power of Language: Toni Morrison’s Spectacular Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.”
Genes and the Holy G: Siddhartha Mukherjee on the Dark Cultural History of IQ and Why We Can’t Measure Intelligence
“If the history of medical genetics teaches us one lesson, it is [that] genes cannot tell us how to categorize or comprehend human diversity; environments can, cultures can, geographies can, histories can.”
Are You an Echo: The Remarkable Story of the Forgotten Young Woman Who Became Japan’s Most Beloved Children’s Poet
A celebration of indiscriminate empathy and a sensitive reminder that the tragic and the transcendent can coexist.
The Story Behind Dylan Thomas’s “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” and the Poet’s Own Stirring Reading of His Masterpiece
“Rage, rage against the dying of the light.”
Du Iz Tak? A Lyrical Illustrated Story About the Cycle of Life and the Eternal Equilibrium of Growth and Decay
From illustrator Carson Ellis, a warm invitation to celebrate the inexorable interdependence of joy and sorrow.
A Voyage in the Clouds: The Heartening Illustrated Story of the First International Flight in 1785
How a Frenchman, an Englishman, a French bulldog named Henri, and an English bulldog named Henry overcame their differences to conquer the skies.
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