Articles of Note
The fortunes of fame. Consider Walter Benjamin, all but forgotten in the years leading up to his suicide, in 1940. But what an afterlife... more »
New Books
Before the French Revolution was one of fact, of declarations and executions, it was a revolution of ideas. Indeed, it was three revolutions... more »
Essays & Opinions
As science advances, myth and folklore aren't banished but reinvented. At the limits of knowledge, scientists draw subconsciously on the old stories... more »
