Articles of Note

Kwame Anthony Appiah on dispensing ethical advice, the ephemerality of pop music, and the psychic benefits of being a sheep... more »


New Books

Who kicked the snakes out of Ireland? For 500 years, that honor went to a Celtic saint, Columba. Then the cult of Patrick intervened... more »


Essays & Opinions

To celebrate a work, Jackson Pollock got drunk, arrived naked at a party, and urinated in the fireplace. Or so said Peggy Guggenheim... more »