Articles of Note

Sherwood Anderson, sage of small-town life, was reviled in his own hometown. The local librarian burned copies of Winesburg, Ohio... more »

New Books

For Samuel Johnson, the value of sociability was a life lesson. "I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance"... more »

Essays & Opinions

Wit, mockery, joking, buffoonery: The oldest monastic rule we know of forbade joking. Laughter has long had a dangerously democratic quality... more »