People of Long Now

John Last

Contributor, Ideas

John Last is a freelance writer, journalist and producer based in the north of Italy. His work focuses on lesser-known stories at the intersections of history, politics, and culture. Before Italy, he reported from Arctic Canada, the American South, and the Middle East.

Recent Ideas from John Last

Interspecies Ecologies

Is God a Mushroom?

New research into the role of psychedelics upends our understanding of spirituality — and with it, our vision of the cosmos.

Saints Without a Cause

The Catholic Church has been undergoing a long, slow shift, playing out on the timescale of centuries: a shift to distance itself from the popular enthusiasms of its most devout parishioners.