What I’ve been reading – Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Begoña Gómez Urzaiz, The Abandoners: On Mothers and Monsters. A wonderful book about mothers who abandon their children, and properly unsentimental. You will never think about Muriel Spark the…
1. Begoña Gómez Urzaiz, The Abandoners: On Mothers and Monsters. A wonderful book about mothers who abandon their children, and properly unsentimental. You will never think about Muriel Spark the…
1. Constance Reid, Hilbert. We should all be reading more mathematics these days, right? Because the field is “on fire.” Hilbert is not a bad place to start, and I…
I want to change my face. I’m not talking cosmetic surgery, although if chubby cheeks could be surgically de-chubbed I’d have to consider it. Surgery can’t help me – if…
Sycco has released new single ‘I’ve Loved and I’ve Lost’, the second taste of her forthcoming album ‘Look Up’, due October 2 via Future Classic. It follows a surprise carpark…
Plus, the items I’ll never forget again Credit: Amazon (2) Top Road Trip Essentials at Amazon Flexible Cooler: Scout Stiff One Insulated Cooler, $55 (orig. $69) For Overnight Essentials: Bagsmart…
What is the most disgusting thing you saw on the set of The Pitt? I mean, American coffee. It’s bad over there. The de-gloved leg was gross. I saw a…
Sophia Stel has released new single ‘Now I’ve Got A Lot You Know’, continuing a year in which the Vancouver artist seems to have been everywhere from Los Angeles stages…
1. Gerald Martin, Mario Vargas Llosa: A Life. A good book if you wish to read about his strange sex life, starting early in his years. But if you are…
Bella Ramsey often feels more comfortable around older people. The actor, 22, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, has been working professionally since they were 11, when they got…
1. Mike Jay, Wireheads: An Unnatural History of Technology in the Brain. Much of this story is told through the lens of the accompanying science fiction and non-neuro trends in…