Articles of Note

As the last big unregulated industry, the art world attracts pirates, rogues, eccentrics, bullies, and snobs. Ruling it all is the dealer-king... more »

New Books

In 1952, Michael Ventris announced that he?d deciphered Linear B, a strange script from prehistoric Greece. But had he fiddled with the data?... more »

Essays & Opinions

Poetry was C.S. Lewis's first love, although his verse never caught on. He blamed his ?pathological hostility to what is fashionable.' There are other explanations... more »