Heaven Is Under Our Feet
Thoreau wrote this about a frozen pond, watching the sky reflected in the ice. It is a good line to carry on any walk: the ground you are standing on deserves as much attention as the view.
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The Joy of a Paper Map
A phone tells you where you are. A paper map tells you where everything else is. That difference changes how you travel.On a screen you see a blue dot and the next turn. Unfold a map on a café table…
Read MoreBeware, for I Am Fearless
Mary Shelley was eighteen when she began “Frankenstein”, and the creature’s warning is still one of the most chilling lines in English fiction. More than two centuries on, the novel is free to read, and it rewards every re-reading.
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How to Get Lost in a City, on Purpose
Every city has a version of itself that appears in guidebooks, and another that only shows up when you stop following directions. The second one is usually more interesting.My method is simple. Pick a neighbourhood you have no reason to…
Read MoreTens of Thousands of Free Books
Project Gutenberg has been turning public-domain books into free e-books since 1971. Volunteers have prepared tens of thousands of titles, from “Frankenstein” to Austen to Thoreau’s “Walden”, free to read, download and share.
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A Month With a 75% Mechanical Keyboard
A 75% keyboard keeps the function row and the arrow keys but drops the number pad and squeezes everything else…
