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"He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that." - John Stuart Mill. From his classic philosophical treatise On Liberty: "He who knows only his own side of the case, knows little of that. His...

In a pathetic bid to pretend I wasn’t working past 11 pm, I recently had the Showtime period piece "The Tudors" on in the background, and stumbled on this surprising scene. It stood out in stark contrast to most of...

BIG NEWS: MORE BOOKS On Sept 24, we kicked off our publishing initiative at Obvious State! We’re publishing the first 8 in a new series of stylishly designed pocket editions of iconic literary works. Each book is illustrated by Evan Robertson,...

“If you are scorched earth, I will be warm rain” - Murasaki Shikibu. This lovely line is from Shikibu’s 11th century, profoundly influential work The Tale of Genji, which is often referred to as the world’s first novel. Our illustration...

"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." - Alfred Lord Tennyson. From his extraordinary poem Ulysses. The complete excerpt reads: Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho' We are not now that strength which in old...

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." - Soren Kierkegaard. This simple observation from Kierkegaard’s journals sets the stage for his philosophy on the nature of experience, time, regret and the existential necessity of faith.Kierkegaard was...