Articles of Note

What Salinger left behind: family photos, annotations on spiritual texts, notes for a lawsuit against a con man impersonating him... more »

New Books

Daniel Mendelsohn's critical art. His commitment to nuance and his synoptic view of a subject, whether ancient or contemporary, make him essential... more »

Essays & Opinions

Everyone, academics included, hates academic writing. But maybe the disgust is misplaced. Could it be that most academic writing is actually pretty good?... more »