“The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” Isn’t Saying What You Think It Is
In the same year as America’s founding, Edward Gibbon wrote “Decline and Fall.” 250 years later, it still holds lessons for us.
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“The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” Isn’t Saying What You Think It Is
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Book Review: ‘It Will Come Back to You,’ by Sigrid Nunez
Her first collection of short fiction, “It Will Come Back to You,” is threaded with erudition but never pretentious.
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Book Review: ‘It Will Come Back to You,’ by Sigrid Nunez
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Sizzling, Sexy Age-Gap Romance Novels
The best-selling author Rachel Lynn Solomon recommends forbidden love stories full of fiery desire, shifting power dynamics and so-wrong-it’s-right drama.
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Book Review: ‘Aging Out,’ by Lucy Schiller
From assisted living to elder activism and her own experience as a caregiver, Lucy Schiller investigates aging’s myriad challenges in her first book.
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Seneca’s Solution to the Crisis of Attention
Devote your attention to one idea a day.
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Seneca’s Solution to the Crisis of Attention
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Fitness Influencers Are Not Making Men More Fit
Manosphere fitness influencers are the wrong model. Health requires looking at life as a whole, not as an exercise in “optimization.”