"The works in “Turbolent Drift” depict the act of witnessing, of enduring, of carrying a mark or trace, indelible physically and psychologically. From the figure of Arrotino, bound as perpetrator through his oppression—a non-consenting _...Read More_

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art, like the universe itself… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.” C.S. Lewis, born on this day in 1898, on true friendship.

Half a century ago, Lewis Mumford developed a concept that explains why we trade autonomy for convenience

Sophie Lewis on western erotophobia “Why do we so frequently recoil when sex floats beyond the confines of 'the' straight pornomechanical act into more distributed, collective, touchy-feely—i.e., erotic—zones?"

"Tony Lewis, the lead singer of 1980s power-pop band The Outfield, has died at the age of 62"

NyCcccc Work

Sometimes the most brilliant speeches enter the world when many people are not ready to hear them. On August 28, 1963, many Americans were not ready to hear John Lewis speak about completing the revolution of 1776. Are Americans ready for _...Read More_

A look at the extraordinary life of the civil rights icon.

His willingness to do so was essential to the quest for civil rights.