Stolen John Keats Love Letters Found After 40 Years: Read by Luke Thompson | #sothebys
Eight love letters by English Romantic poet John Keats to his muse Fanny Brawne—thought lost for nearly 40 years—have been rediscovered and publicly read in a Sotheby’s presentation. The intimate handwritten notes, full of ardent language and personal details, offer a rare, immediate glimpse of Keats as a young man in love rather than the distant literary figure. The rediscovery highlights the survival of fragile cultural artifacts and renews scholarly and public interest in Keats’s personal life and creative context. Sotheby’s framing emphasizes the letters’ emotional immediacy and their ability to connect contemporary audiences to 19th-century experience.
Rest to Get More Done: REST by Alex Pang | Animated Summary
Rest by Alex Soojung Kim Pang reframes rest as an active, skillful partner to work, arguing that the brain consolidates, integrates and unconsciously solves problems during downtime. Pang suggests initiating rest deliberately—stop mid-task with a clear return time—to harness the...
Why Japan’s Youth Is Ditching Screens for Printed Zines｜TaiwanPlus News
In Kyoto, photographer Obara Khadima and other independent creators are finding editorial freedom and a young audience by self-publishing analog zines, tapping a renewed appetite for tactile, nostalgic print. A local printing factory reports rising demand from artists, and a...
I Published a Book... Am I Quitting YouTube?
Creator announces publication of her adventure memoir, The Wilder Way, now available in the U.S., UK, Canada and in several translations, and describes how writing the book changed her perspective on content creation. She recounts the memoir’s candid coverage of...
Writer Elif Shafak: Advice to the Young
Elif Shafak reflects on her experiences speaking to children across Turkey and the Middle East, noting a striking uniformity in confidence and self‑identification as artists among six‑ and seven‑year‑olds, regardless of cultural background. She contrasts this with the stark drop...
Annabel Monaghan Talks New Book, 'Dolly All the Time'
Annabelle Monahan’s latest novel, Dolly All the Time, debuted as a New York Times bestseller and was featured on GMA’s June book club. The story follows a hard‑working single mother who returns home, takes over a family business, and enters a fake relationship...
Examining The Downfall | The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
Mike examines the perceived decline of Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive, questioning whether the series has truly fallen or simply evolved. He frames the discussion around personal disappointment, fan expectations, and the broader context of Sanderson’s expanding Cosmere. The video highlights several...
Does the US Really Make the Dollar? Has It Ever?
In this Rhodes Center podcast, host Mark Blyth sits down with journalist‑turned‑historian Brendan Greeley to unpack the surprising origins of the U.S. dollar, as chronicled in Greeley’s new book, *The Almighty Dollar*. The conversation traces the currency’s lineage back to...
The Tunnel (El Túnel) by Ernesto Sabato - Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden
The video reviews Ernesto Sabato’s 1948 novella El túnel, focusing on the Margaret Sayers Peden translation and positioning the work within Argentina’s rich literary tradition. The host frames the book as a compact, symbol‑laden narrative that fuses detective‑novel mechanics...
The Atlantic Summer Reading Guide
Atlantic’s summer reading guide spotlights six eclectic titles, ranging from contemporary fiction to classic tragedy, each chosen for its ability to engage and expand readers during the season. The selections include Baba Bad’s “No God But Us,” praised for its humor...
Oliver Bullough - Everybody Loves Our Dollars - S8 | E17
Author Oliver Bullough previews Everybody Loves Our Dollars, tracing the rise of modern offshore finance from the 1950s–60s through London, Caribbean tax havens and U.S. states that enabled wealthy citizens to escape postwar tax regimes. He coins “naughty money” for...
In Conversation with Michael Sandel
In a high‑profile conversation at Oxford’s Blavatnik School, Nobel‑level philosopher Michael Sandel received the Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture. The dialogue, hosted by Dean Nairi Woods and Berggruen Foundation director Nicole Grunwald‑Silver, explored Sandel’s lifelong mission to bring...
Introducing Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Host Hannah introduces a month-long series celebrating Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 novel Jane Eyre, outlining her personal connection to the book and a schedule of videos that will analyze major sections in parallel with fellow BookTuber Steve Donoghue’s read-aloud. She previews...
Why Commerce Depends on Character | The Common Reader
The conversation argues that having a personal code of conduct—even if imperfect—is morally valuable because it enforces standards and integrity, using examples from The Wire’s Omar and Austen’s Elizabeth Bennet. The speakers contend that codes should be honest and adjustable:...
Hay Festival 2026 – 11 Days of Wonder and Hope
At the Hay Festival 2026, a speaker closed with a hopeful reading envisioning a future “gylanic world” where children are no longer taught limiting myths of inherent human evil, violence, or fearful gender stereotypes. Instead, new stories would celebrate human...