Articles of Note

The unmistakable earthiness of Dutch high art comes across via pissing cows and crapping dogs... more »

New Books

We are all in favor of equality: But equality of what? Of whom? Darrin McMahon on a powerful and contested idea... more »

Essays & Opinions

The legend of Eugène-François Vidocq. Circus performer, forger, and private detective, he claimed to have escaped from more than 20 French prisons... more »