Issue 3: Perfectionism and Humanism

Musings on perfectionism, the lasting influence of Life magazine, and much more.

Beautiful fact

Later in life, the artist and writer Edward Gorey, an animal lover who nevertheless owned 21 fur coats—which he routinely wore to the New York City Ballet with Converse sneakers—made welcome in his home a family of raccoons out of guilt for wearing their fur. (When he died, he donated his entire estate to animal welfare.)

Gorey himself, who…