Articles of Note

The mufti of Jerusalem during World War II admired the Nazis and hated and feared Jews. But did he instigate the Holocaust?... more »

New Books

Elizabeth Gilbert is out to sink the myth of the tortured artist. She has her own philosophy of creativity: "the Song of the Disciplined Half-Ass"... more »

Essays & Opinions

Stoner, a novel about a beloved but tragic professor, barely sold when published in 1965. But it has passed like samizdat among grad students... more »