Articles of Note

The real Socrates? Plato’s version is pure rationality. Xenophon’s dispenses practical advice, like the merits of dancing alone... more »

New Books

The 1943 cast recording of Oklahoma! put the Broadway musical at the center of American popular culture. It didn't stay there for long... more »

Essays & Opinions

Death of the author? Barthes’s 1967 declaration made sense at the time, but authorship has been hard to do away with... more »