Articles of Note

“A bit of a curmudgeon, Edward Shils?” He was a man who knew his mind and spoke it freely, saving his sharpest barbs for ex-friends like Saul Bellow and Allan Bloom... more »

New Books

Despite their love, Beauvoir found Sartre rather pathetic. His skirt-chasing didn’t help — nor did his performance in bed... more »

Essays & Opinions

"You don’t bring in a 37-year-old woman to review John Updike in the year of our Lord 2019 unless you’re hoping to see blood on the ceiling"... more »