Moving beyond the realm of passing trends to take a more permanent space in our collective consciousness, sustainability is a hot topic in fashion and beauty right now. We’re all more interested in learning how to dress more responsibly and discovering brands that make sustainable choices. I have to admit, though, that it can all […]
Life-tested wisdom on how to live from James Baldwin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Leo Tolstoy, Seneca, Toni Morrison, Walt Whitman, Viktor Frankl, Rachel Carson, and Hannah Arendt. If we abide by the common definition of philosophy as the love of wisdom, and if Montaigne was right — he was — that philosophy is the art […]
“The final and absolute test of good government is the well-being and contentment of the people — not the extent of empire or the abundance of the revenue and the trade.” The polymathic British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (January 8, 1823‐November 7, 1913) is best known as the man evolution left behind. While Wallace arrived […]