Articles of Note

William T. Vollmann writes in a dress and wig. Why? "Women are the ones who give life." Should he win the Nobel, he?ll give the prize money to prostitutes... more »

New Books

The planless poetry of D.H. Lawrence. His best work, said T.S. Eliot, displayed ?an incapacity for what we ordinarily call thinking?... more »

Essays & Opinions

Shunga, erotic Japanese art, flourished amid 18th-century brothels, Kabuki theaters, and teahouses. To look at the artworks today is to confront the thin line between art and pornography... more »