Author Archive

Peter Foges: That Intoxicating Pink Rose champagne was the intoxicant of choice for courtesans, kings, movie stars, and U.S. presidents.; Silence Wins the Day On the brink of war, a stand-off between two would-be Prime Ministers changed the shape of world politics forever.; The Magician in the Laboratory Rupert Sheldrake was a scientific superstar, then he was mocked as a magician.; What Does it Taste Like? The eating of human flesh is well documented but rarely described—that is, until one cannibal spoke out.; The Mystique Of The Manual Myopic, awkward, and weak, Simone Weil was an unlikely factory worker, but her obsession with physical labor was an essential part of her philosophy.; It Girls Aging icons Greta Garbo and Louise Brooks once walked among us in New York City. Is it possible that the two ever met?; The Master Architect In 1974, Albert Speer recalled Hitler's tour of the great European cities, and the Führer's plan to reshape Berlin as his empire's new Rome.; Kick, Carry, and Everything In-Between The laws of rugby, soccer, and all their offshoots were first tested on the fields of English public schools.; No Poetry Todesfuge was a 1947 poem by Paul Celan that made Adorno reassess his famous statement about poetry after Auschwitz.; An Atheist Meets the Masters of the Universe A non-believer comes to a new religious awakening after a near-death experience.