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Terry Freedman's avatar

In this mini essay, Terry Freedman -- with his tongue firmly wedged in his cheek -- explores the factprs that make Sherlock Holmes stories so enjoyable.

https://open.substack.com/pub/terryfreedman/p/why-are-sherlock-holmes-stories-so?r=18suih&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

David Roberts's avatar

In his post "In Search Of Moral Justification For My Wealth," David Roberts explores whether trying to be a "good" wealthy person adds, insidiously, to the problem of economic inequality.

https://robertsdavidn.substack.com/p/in-search-of-moral-justification

Mikhail Skoptsov's avatar

In a personal essay, Mikhail Skoptsov discusses how David Lynch's 'Mulholland Drive,' his favorite movie of all time, was a formative text that changed his life and made him take film seriously as an art form: https://textualvariations.substack.com/p/mulholland-dr-scholar

Hermann J. Diehl's avatar

Many have wondered why there are elephants in Africa and India but none in America; Hermann’s post covers that answer and more in his review of the book Wild New World. https://www.subconsciousfat.com/p/wild-new-world?r=43zjnf&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Tom Fish's avatar

Tom Fish describes his abrupt arrival into the heart of Marrakesh. https://tomfish.substack.com/p/marrakesh-diaries-shock-and-awe

Sheila Dembowski's avatar

Sheila Dembowski of the Kindness Boomerang Newsletter explores how librarians have worked in the past and continue to this day, to provide a wide range of services, and perhaps most importantly, a vital, human connection...

https://sheiladembowski.substack.com/p/librarians

Rolando Andrade's avatar

Rolando Andrade Rolando Andrade demonstrates how notebooks are a historical record of the passage of time by taking a journey through one of his notebooks. https://rolandoandrade.substack.com/p/small-instants-of-time

Konstantin Asimonov's avatar

Konstantin Asimonov discusses the ethics of reading books written in the middle of war -- by the attacking side.

https://tapwatersommelier.substack.com/p/should-we-read-mein-kampf-if-we-really

Zork (the) Hun's avatar

Zork finds it genuinely puzzling why this post got so much traction while the one related to it got none: https://zorkthehun.substack.com/p/treating-the-symptoms

Could it be that people care a lot about immigration but little about radical solutions?

Could you help him with the answer?

Robin Reardon's avatar

Robin Reardon sees opposing afterlife philosophies between Judaism and Islam and asks, "Are you afraid to die?"

https://robinreardonwrites.substack.com/p/are-you-afraid-to-die

Julie Gabrielli's avatar

Julie Gabrielli tells the tale of Cleone, a homicidal water spirit with an authority problem, who defies orders not to meddle with Undine, a teenage girl hiking with her father, Hank. https://open.substack.com/pub/juliegabrielli/p/thirst-part-1?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

vanechka's avatar

Vanya Bagaev writes about the cost of passivity and justification of evil with examples from history, literature, and life.

https://blog.nova-nevedoma.com/p/how-to-be-good

Justin S. Bailey's avatar

Justin S. Bailey reflects on why travel and adventure are existential concerns.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thosewhowander/p/why-travel-and-adventure-are-existential?r=2cmpys&utm_medium=ios

SUE Speaks's avatar

Could Suzanne Taylor, who has a lot of chutzpa touting a Biden replacement no one has thought of she is sure would win in a landslide, be on to something?

https://substack.com/home/post/p-146081416

Zoe Carada's avatar

Ever wondered what if Superman said, "Let the others help"? Zoe Carada prompts us to reflect on how we choose to take or dodge responsibility, and why we choose to blame others but put ourselves above guilt. https://zoecarada.substack.com/p/let-the-others-help-said-superman

Matt Marks's avatar

Matt MM finishes up his multi-part series on hitchhiking in Mexico with a post about visiting the Island of Dolls, Santa Muerte, and seeing the spandex gods wrestle each other on a Tuesday night:

https://themundaneexotic.substack.com/p/hitchhiking-in-mexico-part-5-the