Do you want to read more classic fiction? Do you want to know more about how novels work, their technique? Do you want to do this in a low pressure bookclub-style setting? Join Henry Oliver, who writes The Common Reader for this series on How to Read a Novel. In this series, we will learn how novels…
Interintellect host and professional tarot reader Crystal Duan will take us through a discussion of the structure of the tarot, the history, and how to apply it NOW without stressing about learning everything. This is the first episode of her "Tarot In the Day to Day" series. We'll be referencing chapters from Jessica Dore's book Tarot…
Come join David White for the next installment of a salon series dedicated to exploring the themes, ideas, and world-building of science fiction. We will be venturing into the world of The Left Hand of Darkness and exploring what it means to be human in a world without fixed gender. We will discuss what it truly means to…
In the opening salon to a nine-part series on human flourishing, join host Ashley Zhang to explore how we can best tend to our bodies in order to live well. “Behind your thoughts and feelings, my brother, stands a mighty ruler, an unknown sage – it is called the subconscious self; it dwells in your…
Rhys Lindmark is writing a book about how information flows and how it’s changing on the internet. In a series of salons, we will explore this content together, chapter by chapter, and get an inside look at the author’s creative process. This is the 11th salon for Rhys Lindmark’s series on What Information Wants. Join us…
The blank page can be a fearsome enemy. Writer, teacher and experimenter Char Putney knows this all too well. But we don't have to approach it with too much seriousness — there's never been a more exciting time to play with words. In this 3-part series, we'll get hands-on with experimental writing techniques from many…
Vaughn Tan wants to help you learn how to think and act better in situations of not-knowing. Every day, either personally or professionally, we confront big and small situations where we must act with partial information. This means that we keep encountering situations of not-knowing in which we must still do something. The most important types of…
In our first Web3 and Society Series salon of 2023, Packy McCormick joins us for a conversation on writing about web3 (co-hosted by Alaka Halder and Wes Chow) Packy McCormick is the author of Not Boring, Substack’s most popular business newsletter (177,034 subscribers and counting!). Twice a week, he publishes timely, insightful (and never boring!)…
I just want America to be beautiful and rich. My name is Max Dostart-Meers and I am a Silicon Valley native currently in exile. Follow me on Twitter. Join us for the final episode of the Saving the City series! Great cities and a prosperous America are linked; communicating a positive vision for our country’s…
(PART 1/3) Own Your Story: Developing an empowering self-narrative in times of transition. Summary: In periods of transition or change, the stories we tell about ourselves play an enormous role in how others perceive us, and how we perceive ourselves. In this workshop salon, executive coach Jason Shen will share his 5C model for crafting…
Interintellect host and professional tarot reader Crystal Duan will take us through a discussion of the first part of the Major Arcana as part of her "Tarot In the Day to Day" series. We will discuss the meaning of these cards' archetypes and how you can understand them NOW without stressing about learning everything. We'll be…
"Those who only know one country know no country." - Martin Lipset The Without Borders Salon Series is for nomads, expats, third-culture kids, immigrants, or anyone who feels inescapably foreign. Hosted by debut host Nolan Yuma Janssens every Sunday in February, we will discuss ways to break down borders through cultural psychology research, immigration advice, and travel…
