Articles of Note

The mythic personification of evil has been around for a long time, and our sense of its reality has not vanished with the steady march of rationalism... more »

New Books

Oscar Wilde’s American book tour. He reclined sensuously on a fur rug for publicity stills, mastered the pungent axiom, and faced down rowdy hecklers... more »

Essays & Opinions

Learning French has been likened to joining a gang. Both involve "a long and intensive period of hazing.” Why bother? It forces you to rethink your approach to language itself... more »