Sneak preview of what we’re building! In May of next year, my new book ‘Moral ambition’ will be published in English, and we’re launching a ‘School for Moral Ambition’ at the same time. /1

The right-wing demonization of higher education over so-called woke activism detracts from more nuanced discussions about its quality. From the Netherlands by Tim for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-wa…

"Wallace and Shteyngart point out that cruise vacations are popular among middle-income families: people affluent enough to afford a bit of luxury but not affluent enough to shed their status anxiety." Tim reflects on the cruise-ship essay. lareviewofbooks.org/article/totali…

Fascinating conversation with Nathan Jones, an emergency physician who spent 1 full year inside a NASA #simulation of #Mars to learn of the challenges of a manned mission to the #RedPlanet. For Big Think bigthink.com/the-future/nas…

Unearthing a Dark Chapter in Chile’s History A recent film unearths a dark chapter in Chile’s history: the genocide against the Indigenous Selk’nam people. Tim reviews “The Settlers” (“Los Colonos”) — a reimagining of the Western — for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/essays/unearth…

NEW: A recent film unearths a dark chapter in Chile’s history: the genocide against the Indigenous Selk’nam people.Tim reviews “The Settlers” (“Los Colonos”) — a reimagining of the Western — for New Lines Magazine newlinesmag.com/essays/unearth…

Sinking into despair? Try Stefan Zweig's book Memoirs of a European, about the life of someone who watched other people's stupidity and hatred destroy everything. Sad, but at least it reminds you you aren't alone, and that this isn't the first time this has happened.

ChatGPT is running out of internet. Are we ready for what’s next? Tim

Presenting Emily’s staff pick of 2024: Tim Brinkhof's dive into the poetics and politics of the cruise-ship essay. lareviewofbooks.org/article/totali…

Few things rival the joy of discovering a great TV show. AMC's #Pantheon fought an uphill battle, telling a story told many times before, but rarely this good. Very happy with this interview with creator Craig Silverstein Craig Silverstein for Big Think freethink.com/artificial-int…

Amsterdam city hall wanted to ensure residents of early 20th-century social housing put it to good use — and appointed overseers to “teach them how to live” outside the slums. This education of the masses turned out just as patronizing as it sounds. jacobin.com/2025/02/amster…

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

We begin #BlackHistoryMonth New Lines Magazine by diving into the controversy surrounding a new video game. Disagreement about a Black samurai in feudal Japan is indicative of a growing split between gamers and developers, Tim reports. New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/reportage/gami…

"Rembrandt's paintings expose the emotional, the spiritual, at times existential turmoil inside the hearts and minds of his characters." Tim examines Rembrandt's impact on literature. lareviewofbooks.org/article/rembra…

"Feder realized that, when Zweig had come out to greet him that recent night, he had not been working on one of his many unfinished projects, but on his suicide note." Tim returns to Stefan Zweig's "The World of Yesterday: Memoirs of a European." lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-wo…

NEW: From "Parasite" to "Mickey 17," Bong Joon-ho’s films mirror the rising unrest in South Korea and the United States. Tim reviews “Mickey 17” and more for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/review/how-sou…

It's always a pleasure reading A.J. Jacobs (AJ Jacobs). His look back on "The Year of Living Biblically" with Tim Brinkhof (Tim) is full of caring, thoughtful insights that are as relevant today as when he wrote the book.

For JSTOR Daily, a conversation with literary scholar Peter Sloane about refugee literature, and how writing by refugees about refugees helps reclaim their personal and shared identity from media and political discourse: daily.jstor.org/refugee-lit-st…