Articles of Note

Inside Kevin Wheatcroft’s mazelike house is the largest collection of Nazi artifacts in the world. “Hitler’s eye for quality was just extraordinary”... more »

New Books

Max Brod was a middling, if prolific, writer. He was also, of course, a close friend of Kafka. Together they explored museums, theaters – and brothels... more »

Essays & Opinions

We live in technological times. Everything is optimized. It’s time to revive a humanistic tradition of robust criticism. Time to revive Arnold Toynbee... more »