Ideas
A short history of the margin note
Readers writing back for 500 years.
A handful of essays and ideas, chosen by humans, updated daily.
In a world optimized for skimming, deep reading is becoming a quiet act of resistance.
Readers writing back for 500 years.
Our editors' winter picks.
On carrying meaning across.
And how to remember more.
Old books, new eyes.
What the marginalia reveal.