Articles of Note

The king and the parking lot. He was small in stature, weak in strength, with a curved spine and a face ?little and fierce.' The myth of Richard III meets reality... more »

New Books

Literary criticism has become a way to pursue tenure, complains Joseph Epstein. 'Literary culture itself seems to be slowly if decisively shutting down?... more »

Essays & Opinions

Moral intensity, bizarre charisma, lack of political imagination: Elaine Scarry is a representative thinker of our time... more »