Annie Zhang

In my opinion, that deserves our respect. Being born with fine cheekbones or a chiseled jawline is no accomplishment; figuring out how to use a bunch of Korean treatments and products to look more like you want to look is a feat of personal initiative and intelligence. As the beauty industry becomes more and more technologically advanced, beauty... See more

In fact, many characters in literary fiction are so unusual as to be nonexistent — the author just dreamed up a guy who seemed kind of interesting. The best literary authors are typically incredibly skilled at making up fascinating fantasy people.

But this skill is extremely dangerous, because it can give the reader a false impression of what human... See more

Basically, my theory of fiction is that it’s all some form of exotic travel writing. Whether you’re telling the story of a bitter rich man trying to get his ex-girlfriend back, or a World War 2 bombardier growing tired of war, or a dragon-riding queen battling an army of zombies, or a boy genius waging war against insectoid aliens, the appeal of a... See more

Jerry Seinfeld once said: “Men don't care what's on TV. They only care what else is on TV.”

I realized that the reason I don’t like TikTok is that it’s optimized for channel-surfing .

the entire internet is steadily turning into TikTok-style short-form video

What sets humans apart from other animals is our ability to ask why . Why did I do that? Why did you do that? Being social animals, we quickly realised that our actions could affect and be questioned by others. If the consequences of our actions were unpleasant for others, we needed to give a good reason for doing them. Over time, this need for... See more

Henriques suggests that Mind—the ability to think, perceive, remember, imagine—emerged in animals as a consequence of their capacity for movement. As animals began to move around, they came into contact with different environments, opportunities, and threats, and they needed to find a way to handle these new situations. Over time, they evolved... See more