Imagine Sisyphus Barking (Literary Hub)
by Mark Rowlands
The power of the myth of Sisyphus lies in the essential meaninglessness of his endlessly repetitive task. But, through a dog’s eyes, doing the same thing over and over can be a source of joy and purpose.

Not a King, but a Dictator (Slate)
by Frank Bowman
During the first weeks of President Trump’s second term, he has made several moves that violate the separation of powers laid out in the Constitution. In fact, the authority he has claimed to wield would go beyond the power of British kings at the time of the American Revolution.

Guyana, from Rihanna to ExxonMobil (Black Perspectives)
by Kiana Knight
The nation of Guyana and its people have been shaped by global migration and economic forces—and they, in turn, play a role in shaping the rest of the world.

The Absurd Psychology of David Lynch (Nautilus)
by Steven J. Heine
Do you ever feel like the world just doesn’t make sense? Feelings of absurdity or the uncanny have interested psychologists and philosophers for decades. And one way to explore these phenomena is watching the films of David Lynch.

The Fake Research Crisis (The Conversation)
by Frederik Joelving, Cyril Labbé, and Guillaume Cabanac
Scientific research advances through the interplay of researchers and peer reviewers. But today, it’s simple for unscrupulous people in both roles to use AI tools to produce bogus results—hampering entire fields. And incentive structures in publishing can encourage the fakery.

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