Brain trauma made me a genius
Twelve years ago, Jason Padgett had never made it past pre-algebra. And then a violent mugging changed everything
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Jason Padgett and Maureen Seaberg
Ditch the 10,000 hour rule! Why Malcolm Gladwell’s famous advice falls short
Contrary to what the bestselling author would tell you, obsessive practice isn't the key to success. Here's why
Sunday, Apr 20, 2014 3:30 PM UTC 0Innovation Books, Malcolm Gladwell, learning
Elizabeth McCracken: I plan to eat the humorless!
One of our great writers on her Twitter obsession, the quirks she fights in her own writing -- and cannibalism
Sunday, Apr 20, 2014 3:00 PM UTC 0Entertainment Books, short stories
“You want people like that to hate you”: Reza Aslan on Glenn Beck, that Fox News interview, and who gets to speak for Jesus
Reza Aslan on why he loves being on Glenn Beck's "chalkboard of crazy," and why Jesus would raise the minimum wage
Sunday, Apr 20, 2014 10:59 AM UTC 0Life Reza Aslan, Books, Jesus Christ
Charles Darwin’s tragic error: Hitler, evolution, racism and the Holocaust
The evolution theorist couldn't have known that people like Hitler would exploit his ideas in such horrifying ways
Saturday, Apr 19, 2014 6:00 PM UTC 0Life Religion, Holocaust, World War II
Science doesn’t disprove God: Where Richard Dawkins and new atheists go wrong
Richard Dawkins and the new atheists suggest human consciousness can be cloned in a lab. But they can't prove it
Saturday, Apr 19, 2014 3:00 PM UTC 0Life Atheism, New Atheism
Austerity schemes and right-wing economic doom
The truth about ruinous austerity plans and worry about the debt -- it's all about aiding the affluent bond holders
Saturday, Apr 19, 2014 1:30 PM UTC 0Business Books, Capitalism, capital
Gen X to Gen Y: We had the best music
For Generation Y, music is just what you listen to. For Xers, it defines who we are
Friday, Apr 18, 2014 11:00 PM UTC 0Entertainment Music, Books, Editor's Picks
Generation Y to the world: Sorry about John Mayer
OK, we were raised on uncool music (Barenaked Ladies, Britney, Smash Mouth). But then technology changed everything
Friday, Apr 18, 2014 10:59 PM UTC 0Entertainment Chumbawumba, Generation Y
For García Márquez’s legacy, look to his newspaper journalism
Long before "One Hundred Years of Solitude," the novelist found myth and magic reporting on the Colombian coast
Friday, Apr 18, 2014 5:21 PM UTC 0Entertainment Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Gabriel Garcia Marquez dead: “One Hundred Years of Solitude” author dies at 87
The Nobel laureate was among the most influential Spanish-language authors of all time
Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 8:17 PM UTC 0News Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Famous literary meals
You gotta eat, even if you're a fictional character: An artist cooks and photographs dishes from her favorite books
Thursday, Apr 17, 2014 4:00 PM UTC 0Entertainment slideshow, Books, Food, Cooking, Art
Is reading antisocial?
Another attempt to socially network books has bitten the dust. Maybe readers just want to be alone
Wednesday, Apr 16, 2014 11:00 PM UTC 0Entertainment Readers and Reading, E-books
“I should have had the drugs”: The pregnancy that made me fear cars, carrots, forest fires and David Bowie
Pregnant, my nightmares became too real -- and brought anxiety and sadness only his safe arrival could soothe
Tuesday, Apr 15, 2014 10:59 PM UTC 0Life Books, Parenting, Lauren Groff
How to deal with jerks (and worse)
There is now an academic definition of an a**hole, and knowing it will help you interact with them
Tuesday, Apr 15, 2014 8:13 PM UTC 0Entertainment Video, assholes, aaron james
Alice Hoffman: Five amazing tips to help you write your novel
Want to write an acclaimed best-seller? Follow these specific sensory tips and it will all be easier
Monday, Apr 14, 2014 11:00 PM UTC 0Entertainment Alice Hoffman, Books, Fiction
My iconic nightmare: How I became the face of the Boston bombing
One year ago, Jeff Bauman lost both of his legs. But his story is one of resilience, not despair
Monday, Apr 14, 2014 10:58 PM UTC 0Life Books, Boston Bombing
Does even Nate Silver have limits? What Big Data can — and can’t — tell us
Our election guru gets how groups are most likely to act over the long run. What else can we determine that way?
Monday, Apr 14, 2014 4:50 PM UTC 0Innovation Books, Nate Silver, Big Data
Akhil Sharma: “I don’t want to be called an immigrant novelist”
The author of the year's first great novel reflects on the 12 long years it took to finish these 200 pages
Sunday, Apr 13, 2014 11:00 PM UTC 0Entertainment Books, Akhil Sharma, John Wray
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Book of the Week
An atheist's secret mysticism
