Gatekeeping for the Barbarians
by Justin LeeThe gates now exist to keep the barbarians in. Those who hope to recover the dignity of the city’s institutions must look beyond its walls for help. Continue Reading »
Existential Slapstick in The Banshees of Inisherin
by John WatersThe idiotic, self-devouring cultural dialectic of Ireland since independence has ensured that its own damaged iconographies have blocked access to certain elements of the past, and therefore stymied present artists. Continue Reading »
The Integrity of Poetry
by Micah MattixLast year marked the thirtieth anniversary of Dana Gioia’s Can Poetry Matter?, a follow-up to his famous 1991 article in The Atlantic. The article and book caused quite a stir. Gioia observed that poetry was no longer a part of intellectual life in America. It was not published in . . . . Continue Reading »
A Year of Reading: 2022, Part 2
by John WilsonHappy reading, and all best wishes for the new year. Continue Reading »
2022: Our Year in Film and Television
by VariousWe asked some of our writers to contribute a paragraph about the most memorable films and TV shows they watched this year. Continue Reading »
The Genealogy of “Gender”
by Mark BauerleinAbigail Favale joins the podcast to discuss her new book, Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory. Continue Reading »
Paradise Here and Now
by Samira KawashThe resurgent nationalisms of recent decades have been one response to the homogenizing impulses of globalization—but nation is not the solution to homelessness in Eugene Vodolazkin’s Brisbane. Continue Reading »
The Lost World of Jazz
by Peter TonguetteSeen today, Jazz on a Summer’s Day shimmers with its glimpses of a world in which people, for all their differences, shared so much. When was the last time so many people got together with such geniality and grace? Continue Reading »
The Art of Grief
by Veronica ClarkeArt gives us structure and clarity; it helps us make sense of the disorder of life. Will Arbery’s Corsicana is a weird play, but you will feel warmer for having seen it—and maybe a little wiser, too. Continue Reading »
Given for Love
by Victor Lee AustinDespite its flaws, Louise Penny’s latest novel is ultimately a book of fundamental human goodness. It encourages us to look at a child, as happens at a significant New Year’s Eve moment, and not see “Down syndrome,” but a person with a name—a person given for us to love. Continue Reading »
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