Protesters rally outside the U.S. Capitol, calling for Congress to release all of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Sept. 3, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Epstein’s ‘birthday book’ transforms private notes into a legacy record

The recently released birthday tribute book that was gifted to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 demonstrates how power is fortified through social gestures.
Chris Martin, de Coldplay, actúa durante la gira Music Of The Spheres World Tour de Coldplay en el estadio D. Y. Patil Sports Stadium de Navi Mumbai el 18 de enero de 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Qué pistas ofrece la literatura sobre la infidelidad y el revuelo que provoca

La reacción ante la infidelidad que se vio en un concierto de Coldplay plantea la siguiente pregunta: ¿por qué la infidelidad, especialmente entre los poderosos, provoca tanta indignación pública?
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs during Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour at D. Y. Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

Caught on the jumbotron: How literature helps us understand modern‑day public shaming

The online reaction to the extra-marital affair that was caught on the Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert raises the question: why does infidelity, especially among the powerful, provoke such public outrage?
Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion by Qian Gu, 1560 (Chinese, 1508–ca. 1578), Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Handscroll, ink. C. C. Wang Family, Gift of Douglas Dillon, 1980/ MET open collection

A 16th‑century Chinese writer spoke of workplace burnout, leaving a blueprint for radical acts of rest

Four centuries ago, Ming Dynasty scholar and poet Yuan Hongdao wrote essays which reflected on the workplace. Yuan’s reflections resonate with today’s modern burnout with uncanny urgency.

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