Articles of Note
New taboos have replaced old in terms of profanity. We no longer fear the wrath of God or descriptions of sex. We fear offending groups... more »
New Books
Sir Thomas Browne, a minor writer with a major style, is credited with 784 neologisms, including "electricity,” “hallucination,” “ferocious,” and “swaggy.” But a model thinker for our time? Not quite... more »
Essays & Opinions
What is a book cover? A skin, a membrane, a safeguard, a translation from text to image, an anxious effort to corral the boundless contents inside... more »
