Articles of Note

Charlotte Mew had size-2 shoes and a thing for older women. Thomas Hardy called her 'the best living woman poet.' Why have we forgotten her?... more »

New Books

For decades the Muslim Brotherhood flourished because it knew it would never come to power. Now it has, and it's come undone... more »

Essays & Opinions

'To be great is to be misunderstood,' said Emerson, who is now misunderstood as a maker of proverbs, a purveyor of fortune-cookie aphorisms... more »