The Marginalian
Cross-disciplinary wisdom on art, science, and the creative life.
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The Marginalian, written by Maria Popova, explores art, science, philosophy, and the creative life through richly researched essays that connect old ideas to new ones. Formerly known as Brain Pickings, it's one of the longest-running and most literary newsletters still going.
Essays run dense and allusive, often built around historical figures, writers, scientists, artists, whose insights Popova pulls into conversation with contemporary questions. Slow reading, for an audience drawn to ideas over news.
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