As early as 1941, Auden renounced his most celebrated and political works from the 1930s — “Spain” and “September 1, 1939” — as sententious nonsense. Why?... more »
When America read. In the 1940s, people of all backgrounds devoured plays, novels, poems. One hundred million paperbacks went to soldiers alone... more »
Jordan Peterson’s collection of Soviet-era artworks, comprising more than 300 pieces, has taught him something: "Nothing is powerful enough to stand in the way of art"... more »