Preamble Man and Beast By Lewis H. Lapham Michel de Montaigne once considered, “When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime for her more than she is to me?” More
Essay One of Us By John Jeremiah Sullivan Can animals think or feel, experience joy or sadness? Can they know their own existence? More
Essay How to Be a Stuffed Animal By Frances Stonor Saunders The American Museum of Natural History, Teddy Roosevelt, and the importance of taxidermy. More
Essay Our Orgiastic Future By Jack Hitt What do bonobos have in common with teenaged boys? As it turns out, quite a bit. More
