Kurt Vonnegut, Shape of Stories illustrated with charts
Kurt Vonnegut's lecture reveals that stories can be visually represented by their emotional arcs, demonstrating how storytelling shapes cultural narratives.
Why Humans Can't Get Enough of the End of the World
Speculative stories about apocalypses explore human responses to catastrophe and reflect contemporary anxieties rather than accurately predict future outcomes.
Alice Wong's 'Disability Intimacy' Is a Deep Dive into Relationships and Community | KQED
Editing anthology post-hospitalization was a critical lifeline for Alice Wong, reflecting on intimacy and combating simplified narratives around disabilities.
The real Joan Didion, beyond her iconic image, focused on depicting the human compulsion to construct narratives for survival through skepticism and outsider's perspective.