Why Being Bored Is Good
Technology keeps us constantly stimulated. What do we lose when we no longer have nothing to do?
Read MoreAuthor: Mark Kingwell
Mark Kingwell is a philosophy professor at the University of Toronto.
Philosopher Up to Bat
Baseball is the sport that brings jocks and nerds together
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The League of Extraordinary Assholes
There’s a jerk in every room. Is it you?
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The Art of Play
“Pretending is not something only children do”
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Beyond the Uncanny Valley
“Stop thinking so much about your humanity and think more about the questions that make us most alive”
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Doppel Gang
Why Canada needs Quebec
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The Art of Play
“Play is always ironic”
Read MoreThe Shout Doctrine
What happens when political debates escalate into a culture of arguments, attack ads, and anonymous Internet assaults? A Parliament effectively shut — and shouted — down
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