The Friends of Attention is a nonprofit group of creative peers fighting the attention crisis. They work to take back our focus from big companies that mine our minds for profit and power. Their first book, Attensity!: A Manifesto of the Attention Liberation Movement, is a bold guide that asks readers to do one simple…
WASHINGTON, DC — On Monday, August 31, 2026, 2–3 p.m. EDT join the Smithsonian Institution at its Arts and Industries Building for Curators in Conversation: American Music in Democracy. The program will explore how our America’s soundtrack has shaped, challenged, and reflected our democratic ideals. This dynamic discussion is held in conjunction with the Smithsonian…
How Books Can Save Democracy argues that American democracy is in crisis as healthy disagreement has pivoted into negative, winner-take-all contests. Author Michael Fischer proposes that literature is an essential tool to rekindle the relationships and mutual understanding that functional democracies require. By participating in reading, writing, and discussions about literature with diverse perspectives—whether in…