Where Truth Is, and Other Links for Oct 16, 2026

The Ladder of Knowledge, by Alexander V Gheorghiu, Aeon What We Can Save In A Time Of Endings, by Kat Hill, Noema On Growing Up Cantonese American in Southern California, by Melissa King, Literary Hub (Excerpt from The Girl Who Became King) 'An Object of Lust': How the Ancient Greek Goddess Aphrodite Became a Controversial Symbol of Love and Sex, by Matthew Wilson, BBC