Articles of Note

In the 1790s, muslin gowns, hoops earrings, and madras were the height of European fashion. They were all shamelessly appropriated from the West Indies... more »

New Books

“Advertising was like art, and more and more art was like advertising. … Ideally, the only difference would be the logo.” So it went at the Warhol Factory... more »

Essays & Opinions

Society, Durkheim held, was a social fact irreducible to psychology or economics. In a time of pandemic, we’re all Durkheimians... more »