Articles of Note

The LRB at 40. Seriousness, spats, and personal ads: “Bald, short, fat and ugly male, 53, seeks shortsighted woman with tremendous sexual appetite”... more »

New Books

Lydia Davis is a modern Vermeer, patiently observing everyday life, but from odd and askew angles... more »

Essays & Opinions

Cave art has been found on nearly every continent. What does it mean? That our Paleolithic ancestors knew something we still strain to imagine... more »