May Book Review

May 2025 Book Review

  This month’s collection of book reviews features four powerful and thematically rich works: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow, One Day Everyone Will Have Been Against This by Omar El Akkad, Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion by Gary Webb, and North Woods by Daniel Mason. At first glance, these
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March Book Review: Four Stories of Power, Change, and Human Complexity

March was a compelling month for reading, as I dove into four books that spanned genres, centuries, and even planets. Despite their differences, “Intermezzo” by Sally Rooney, “Red Mars” by Kim Stanley Robinson, “The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine” by Rashid Khalidi, and “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” by
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February Book Review: All About AI

This month, I read three books—Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov, and Taming Silicon Valley by Gary F. Marcus. Though vastly different in style and intent, each offers profound insights into the intersection of technology, society, and human nature, drawing striking parallels with today’s world.
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The Evolution of Photography: How Photographs Are Made and Their History

A question is often asked: How are photographs made? Photography has revolutionized the way we capture and preserve memories, document history, and express creativity. From its early days of chemically treated plates to the digital era, the process of creating photographs has undergone a dramatic transformation. This article explores the history of photography, the techniques
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