Philosophy: I Need It

They Were Real People

A personal reflection on the October 7 anniversary: remembering the victims, honouring their humanity and refusing to normalise the atrocities or their…

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September 2026

New York’s Antisemitic Laboratory

From Lueger's Vienna to Mamdani's City Hall

Sep 22 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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Some News, and Some Extraordinary New Music

The past few weeks have brought some major life changes, a great deal of travel, and some very exciting news that I hope to share with you soon.

Sep 9 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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August 2026

The Man Who Lives Forever

It is a strange idea for a man who was born long after he died to write a tribute to him.

Aug 25 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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The Tragic Case of Vivian Silver

And how to make sense of it

Aug 18 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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Heathrow

A Travel Vignette

Aug 7 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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July 2026

Four Hours Before My Flight

The Tale of a Seersucker Suit

Jul 30 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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Two Unknown Symphonies That Blew Me Away

At the height of World War II, these two symphonies answered destruction with defiance

Jul 26 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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Goldfinger and the Lost World of James Bond

I once drove up the Furka Pass in Switzerland because of a movie.

Jul 17 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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The Last Song Before Eternity

What Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde knows about death, creation, and what remains

Jul 7 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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Of Writing

Four Pieces for Unsung Voice

Jul 4 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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June 2026

On Forming a Person

Thomas Mann, Bildung, and the Education We Lost

Jun 8 • Yonatan Daon-Stern

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