When and how did news of the Holocaust first reach the West? An investigation discovers no conspiracy of silence, but much ignorance... more »
Sex laws and sex lives. Efforts to police the boundaries of desire have everywhere and always been inconsistent and illogical. But prudery endures... more »
Writers get their ideas from dreams, visions, daemons, and of course, other writers. But one thing is constant: the fickleness of literary inspiration... more »