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‘New nihilism’: How Gen Z is embracing a life of futility and meaninglessness
Rather than joining a push towards individualist thinking that’s always asking, “What’s in it for me?“, Gen Z are taking the opportunity to challenge the status quo altogether.
- by Wendy Syfret
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Socrates railed against the advent of writing – AI might have terrified him
From Socrates believing writing would bring about mass forgetfulness and ignorance, to the Catholic Church warning against the printing press, humanity’s great strides have always had their detractors.
- by John Weldon
Idris Elba as fox, Tom Hollander as mole: artist’s book comes to life
Full of simple, joyous wisdom, it’s the perfect book for this moment in time. Now an animated version of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is coming.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Raimond Gaita isn’t running out of things to say. But he may be running out of time
In his 1998 memoir, Romulus, My Father, Raimond Gaita laid bare his struggles growing up with troubled parents. Now, the philosopher faces another challenge.
- by Tony Maniaty
Feeling anxious? The Greco-Roman philosophers have some advice
Weighed down by worries? There’s some unexpected comfort to be found in the Stoics’ millennia-old teachings.
- by Brigid Delaney
‘We had become two little lighted lamps ... saying to each other, you exist’
In this episode, author Patti Miller and Good Weekend’s Amanda Hooton discuss the remarkable powers of friendship.
- by Konrad Marshall
‘The news hit me full force’: How a former monk handled a deadly diagnosis
He’d spent 17 years as a Buddhist monk. When told of his incurable disease, Björn Natthiko Lindeblad was forced to face a core belief: that life is impermanent.
- by Bjorn Natthiko Lindeblad
It’s been nominated for 11 Oscars, but what is Everything, Everywhere actually about?
Everything Everywhere All at Once is wild, funny and hugely enjoyable. But ask the filmmakers what it’s about and the answer could go anywhere.
- by Karl Quinn
How to Be Perfect explores real-life dilemmas, from the absurd to the complex
We might ponder how to live a good life, but Michael Schur, one of America’s top comedy writers, reckons you can do even better.
- by Kerrie O'Brien