Kieran Setiya

“Even we, in the opera’s devastating fallout, must mimic its characters as they try and fail to let go, not to forgive, not to forget, just to remember how to breathe”: @guydammann on a “masterpiece” by @SaariahoKaija @TheTLS

Another phenomenal essay by Jason Crawford @LAReviewofBooks, this time on the early modern roots of standup comedy

Nice introduction to Effective Altruism (and a few of its problems) by @DavidEdmonds100 @BBCRadio4

Thanks to @joshuarothman for citing LIFE IS HARD in this brilliant piece in the @NewYorker: “it’s good, the book shows, to acknowledge hard experiences and ask how they’ve helped us grow tougher, kinder, and wiser.”

I am late to this terrific piece by @rinireg @TheTLS : “If you’ve ever marvelled over an app meant to improve your sleep patterns and thought ‘Why can’t we have an app that will optimize the fate of all humanity?’, then this book is for you.”