Beauty matters. It is up there with love and friendship and good food as one of the terminal values of existence, one of the reasons life is worth living. But…
Author: Étienne Fortier-Dubois
Seven Salons About Ted Chiang
Article first published on the Atlas of Wonders and Monsters Substack. The end of 2021 is nigh; now is a good time to reflect back on the year. One of…
Nothing Is Inherently Obvious
By Étienne Fortier-Dubois This essay first appeared on Étienne Fortier-Dubois’s personal blog. You’re sitting in a math class in university. The professor is writing a proof on the blackboard. You’re extremely…