Articles of Note

'Tavern-botherer, whoremaster, and libertine.' Debauched from his Oxford days, the Earl of Rochester found a form that suited him: satirical poetry... more »

New Books

Artists once sought institutional acceptance. Now they just want to go viral. Is technology destroying the culture industry?... more »

Essays & Opinions

What did Keats think of Milton? Shakespeare of Ovid? The imperfect, rewarding, highly conjectural art of reading as someone else... more »