What to read this weekend: Existential sci-fi, a repair manual for the climate crisis, EC Comics resurrected
Exploring the concepts of humanity in a technologically advanced world, strategies to tackle climate change, and the comeback of a legendary comic publisher.
5 scientists on finding meaning in our Universe's 13.8-billion-year story
"Yet a growing number of cosmologists and astrophysicists stare at the same data and begin to see the mural itself. Not a cold inventory of matter and laws, but a dynamic, unfolding narrative - a cosmos in process."
A rebuke to Modernism: the Venice Architecture Biennale imagines new ways of building to cope with climate change
This year's Venice Architecture Biennale challenges complacency towards climate change, urging a shift in architectural practices to address environmental issues.
Monks, politicians, drag queens all life is here': a trip to Japan's Kyotographie festival
JR's mural at Kyoto station showcases over 500 local portraits, emphasizing community diversity and individual expression for the upcoming Kyotographie 2025.
W. S. Merwin’s poetry, especially "Shore Birds," reflects his deep concern for environmental loss, contrasting the beauty of bird migration with humanity's destructive tendencies.