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Although Henry David Thoreau lived a short life from 1817 to 1862, his legacy has lived far longer thanks to his writings, especially 'Walden.' (Image Credit: Geo. F. Parlow., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

A Thursday With Thoreau

Bea Sireci, Spotlight Editor
April 25, 2025
Here is a portrait of Arthur Rimbaud, by Étienne Carjat, at the age of 17. He looks up proudly, ferocity in his eyes - he knows he's changing the world. (Photo Credit: Étienne Carjat, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Life and Poetry of Arthur Rimbaud

Alexandra Ghile, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2025
This is the photo portrait that Russian-American writer Ayn Rand used for the first-edition back cover of her novel 'Atlas Shrugged' (1957). (Photo Credit: English: Photo portrait by Phyllis Cerf. Published by Random House., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Philosophy For the Self-Centered: Leaving Ayn Rand in the 1950s

Aaqib Gondal, Staff Reporter
July 10, 2024
My own interpretation of the hand with the eye in the center after reading through Khalil Gibran's 'The Prophet' in its entirety was that it represented God, who was able to see all and hear all, a being that represented strength and stability towards all else that surrounded it. (Image Credit: Khalil Gibran, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Human Condition in Kahlil Gibran’s ‘The Prophet’

Sirajum Munira, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2024
Here is Haruki Murakami lecturing at the National Theater of the House of Ecuadorian Culture. His writing has created a lasting impact all over the world. (Photo Credit: Ministerio Cultura y Patrimonio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Haruki Murakami: Making the Mundane Magical

Maximilian Duravcevic, Staff Reporter
May 13, 2024
Italian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s 'The Battle of Vercellae' depicts the violent rage that fuels conflict and its consequences, death and destruction. (Image Credit: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

The Decline of Human Benevolence

Ray Rivera, Staff Reporter
May 7, 2024
Perhaps one of the most disheartening consequences of the climate crisis is its effect on stargazing. Many metropolitan areas are enshrouded by a coating of aerosols and destructive light pollution, obscuring the cosmos. In order to fight back against the climate crisis, we must search for the cosmos within ourselves instead. (Photo Credit: herdiephoto, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Self-Realization is the Key to Solving the Climate Crisis

Rajin Tahsan, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2024
Here, Slavoj Zizek is in the midst of an address at Liverpool John Moores University in England. Photo Credit: Andy Miah from Liverpool, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Slavoj Žižek: Marxism for the Masses

Aaqib Gondal, Staff Reporter
January 26, 2024
William Blake (1757 – 1827) was a Romantic visionary who promoted the human imagination in his lifetime and inhis oeuvre of otherworldly artworks, considering them to be “the Body of God.” Blake’s philosophy of life can be summarized in one crucial insight: we don’t live in reality, we live in what we think reality is. If there is an essence to human existence, for Blake, it is the divine spark of the human imagination.

William Blake: In Search Of Wonder

Rajin Tahsan, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2023
How will we know when Artificial Intelligence has gone too far? (Photo Credit: Possessed Photography / Unsplash)

The Ramifications of Artificial Intelligence: What Should Governments Do?

Asa Paparo, Staff Reporter
July 21, 2023
English actress Emily Beecham portrays Maura Henriette Franklin/Singleton in the Netflix series 1899. (Photo Credit: Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Truly Mind-Bending: A Review of the Mystery Science Fiction Series ‘1889’

Alvina Rahman, Staff Reporter
July 20, 2023
When asked whether her view of Spanish has changed from a child to an adult, Ms. Lozano said, “ In the past, I used to take my language for granted. Now, I am teaching the language so I research more because if [my students] ask me a question about the origins of something, I need to educate myself further. Back then, I was a lot more carefree. Now, I am more rational.”

An Imprint of Kindness: A Profile of Señora Lozano, a Bronx Science Spanish Language Teacher

Sirajum Munira, Staff Reporter
July 19, 2023
Lead actor Adam Scott, who plays the character of Mark, speaks about the show during a Comic-Con convention.

‘Severance,’ Philosophy, and What it Means to Be Human

Monica Reilly, Staff Reporter
May 4, 2023
Here is a studio headshot of Albert Camus, taken in 1945.

Albert Camus: The Absurdist Mastermind of the Twentieth Century

Aaqib Gondal, Staff Reporter
March 14, 2023
Here is Oxford University, MacAskill’s current home due to his employment at the University’s Global Priorities Institute.

MacAskill’s Effective Altruism Has Grave Undertones

Peter Rooney, Staff Reporter
December 28, 2022
Referencing this statue of Marcus Aurelius in Rome, 19th century American writer Henry James professed, “I doubt if any statue of king or captain in the public places of the World has more to commend it to the general heart.’ Photograph used by permission of the photographer.

The Secret Diary of a Stoic: Marcus Aurelius’ ‘Meditations’

Katia Anastas, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2022
Some of the rare books offered at the Argosy Bookstore.

A Tour of Independent Manhattan Bookstores and Why You Should Visit

Rahib Taher, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2022
Simon George poses with a lucious, bright red carnation (Simon George).

Hans Holbein as a Humanist Hero in an Exhibition at the Morgan Library

Sela Emery, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2022
Here is a mashup between Andy Warhol’s signature style of pop art and some common themes among NFTs, with a bitcoin anchoring the whole piece.

NFTs in the Age of Digital Reproduction

Rahib Taher, Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
"I've been dying for something real," said Lana Del Rey.

The Singer and Songwriter Lana Del Rey on Buddhism: What Does it Mean to be Free?

Yasmine Salha, Staff Reporter
March 2, 2022
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