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Slime: The Forgotten Wonder at the Heart of Life

2025-05-23

This article recounts the author's quest to find a specimen of 'primordial slime' collected by the HMS Challenger, leading to a profound exploration of slime itself. Far from being mere filth, slime is revealed as a crucial component of life's evolution, underpinning the functions of organisms from microbes to humans. The article delves into slime's vital roles in biology, physics, environmental science, and medicine, alongside humanity's complex emotional relationship with it, ranging from disgust to awe. The author ultimately locates the Challenger specimen at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, only to find it largely decomposed—a symbolic end to the 'primordial slime' theory, yet a highlight of slime's understated importance in nature.

VS Naipaul's Brutal, Yet Illuminating, Critique of My First Novel

2025-05-05

This piece recounts the author's intense and complicated relationship with Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul regarding his debut novel. Naipaul delivers a scathing critique, pointing out flaws in the narrative structure and offering suggestions for improvement. Despite the harsh criticism, Naipaul also affirms the author's talent and provides invaluable writing advice. The experience, both painful and enlightening, ultimately teaches the author valuable lessons about writing and reveals the deeper meaning behind Naipaul's rigorous approach.

A Teenage Encounter with Andy Warhol: A Factory Dream

2025-05-03

At sixteen, my obsession with Andy Warhol led to a meeting with the legendary artist. Our first encounter was at a fancy restaurant, where he was accompanied by Bianca Jagger. I sensed a distance beneath his friendly demeanor. Later, I was invited to write for his Interview magazine, an experience that revealed the loneliness and anxiety behind his glamorous facade, and a resonance with my own divided self: a yearning for belonging and a preference for solitude that struggle to reconcile.