Cultural Critic, Cultural Christian
by Peter J. LeithartClive James—literary and film critic, poet, memoirist, travel writer, novelist, and cultural critic—died on November 24, 2019. Continue Reading »
Of Cigarettes and Grace
by Joshua HrenF. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Thank You for the Light” captures how Christ transfigures the mundane. Continue Reading »
Herman Wouk, Storyteller
by George WeigelA devout Jewish writer faced the horrors of war in his work. Continue Reading »
The Poet and the Mob
by Dan HitchensMurray’s poems pack an impossible amount of meaning into short lines. Continue Reading »
Australia’s Poet
by Kevin HartMurray’s writing about the landscape and mores of rural Australia drew attention in his home country. Continue Reading »
When Older Tech Is Better
by K. E. ColombiniOld tech beckons us to pause rather than react; to think, rather than do. Continue Reading »
“Among the Dangs”
by John WilsonJohn Wilson discusses American fiction of the ’50s and ’60s. Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousPIO’S NO-NO? My Jewish children are proud Americans born and raised in New York. When they were young, they learned a game from older children that they played and taught to younger children. It is a form of tag in which the person who is “it” yells a catchphrase, and everyone on “base” . . . . Continue Reading »
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