Why the ‘Best’ Revolution in Physics Is Only Getting Started
The use of the word “quantum” has become rather hackneyed. There are quantum computers, quantum sensors, and even…
PREVIEW: Keith O’Brien delivers authentic Larry Bird story in ‘Heartland’
Before the championships. Before the mythology. Before Larry Bird became “Larry Legend,” he was a kid from French…
‘Sometimes it would get physical’: the photographer who captures humanity at close quarters – The Art Newspaper
“A street photographer is a photographer who works on Fifth Avenue in New York,” states Mark Cohen (born…
Golden Run
Journalism is an endangered profession. The signs have been evident for decades: subscriptions and advertising in decline, publications…
The Underworld review: Sophie Laguna goes deep
In Sophie Laguna’s The Underworld, only child Martha is an introvert who is misunderstood by her family. Her…
A Whole New (Yet Familiar) World
Classic kids’ book peeks into 1950s Alameda If you find yourself at a loss for something to read,…
‘Ends Of The Earth,’ By Neil Shubin — Review
A gripping account of polar exploration written by a scientist who has devoted his entire career to identifying…
Football As Religion
In 2018, Rick Bass took the field as a member of the Texas Express, a semipro football team…
Networks of progress: On Carl Benedikt Frey’s ‘How Progress Ends’
Soren Kierkegaard once remarked that life is “lived forwards but understood backwards.” Carl Benedikt Frey, in “How Progress…
‘Painter’s Rebellion’: On Gündüz Vassaf’s call to resist silent conformity
Some books invite you into quiet contemplation and some books drag you, sometimes unwillingly, into the turbulence of…
Life Writing
Jonathan Lethem is concerned with time. Time as an element of narrative, yes: His new book, A Different…
The Unity Books children’s book review roundup for spring
The booksellers of Unity Books Auckland and Wellington review a handful of children’s books sure to delight and…