One of my favorite places to hang out online is Brain Pickings, an eclectic culture blog founded and curated by Maria Popova, a 27-year-old Bulgaria native who now lives in Brooklyn. The success of ...

How do other people deal with the torrent of information that pours down on us all? What sources can't they live without? We regularly reach out to prominent figures in media, entertainment, politics, ...

Back in May, Kickstarter looked as though it was moving upmarket. Following Bob Lefsetz’s lead, I said, opens new tab that “while Kickstarter was originally embraced by the undiscovered and ...

I hate the phrase, "let me pick your brain." Hate it. So I wasn't sure if I'd like this site that was passed along to me that uses a variation of that phrase. Do I like it? Read on. I think there's a ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Maria Popova is a Founder for the Brain Pickings with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2016 Speech. Professor Janna Levin talked about her book ...