Essay Luck Our Savior By Ludmilla Petrushevskaya Magical stories come and go, but the song remains the same. There is no way we can escape our destinies. More
Essay States of Mind The Person in the Ape By Ferris Jabr A history of humans trying and failing to understand the minds of apes. More
Essay Luck La Soledad By Robert Coover Our lives are directed by the whims of fortune. Salvation often comes from unexpected places. More
Essay Migration The Right to Leave By Stephanie DeGooyer Thomas Jefferson was a proponent of open migration. But who qualified as a refugee? More
Essay Philanthropy Treasure in Heaven By Peter Brown St. Augustine and other early Christians challenged the Roman idea of charity by invoking the ultimate authority—God. More
Essay Intoxication Last Testaments By Francine Prose What do artists and writers do when they are faced with the imminence of death? Francine Prose reviews the final works of historian Tony Judt. More
Essay Medicine Great Expectations By Noga Arikha Medicine was once a humanistic endeavor, an art as well as a science. Today both doctors and patients fail to see that we are more than just our bodies. More
