Articles of Note

We think of Émile Zola as polemicist, pamphleteer, moral beacon. But as an art critic, he helped bring about a painterly revolution.... more »

New Books

?Being published by Oxford Press is like being married to a duchess: the honor is almost greater than the pleasure?... more »

Essays & Opinions

Privacy is passé, surveillance is the norm, personal data are not our own. Who would feel at home in our world of secret bureaucracies? Of course: Kafka... more »