Flannery O’Connor’s diary entry on living a good, lazy life
An advocate for procrastination.
Art Archives: 09/2025
“An impossible scene in the real past”: Vladimir Nabokov’s enlightening dream diary
Who says recounting a dream has to be dull?
Trading The Beatles for the brush: Did Stuart Sutcliffe ever make it as a successful painter?
The man who forged a path.
“Angrier each time”: When Jack Kerouac waged war against the publishing industry
A lesson in determination.
Centre Pompidou in Paris closes for major five-year renovation works
The museum aims to reopen in 2030.
“Smooth and odourless”: Salvador Dalí thought perfect poo was the secret of life
“I will astonish the whole world.”
Anthony Bourdain’s ultimate food book reading list: “An absolute timeless classic”
A foodie reading list.
The day Ernest Hemingway decreed that he had “never been happier”
What makes a complicated man happy?
“The reign of beasts”: Albert Camus’ chilling diary entry on the brink of World War II
May you be cursed to live in interesting times.
