Articles of Note

Alain Locke, dean of the Harlem Renaissance, believed in the “ethics of beauty itself.” But the creation of art, he knew, has political consequences... more »

New Books

Darwin had eczema, so he grew a beard; Dickens hid his receding chin. Then there was the matter of George Eliot’s hands... more »

Essays & Opinions

Academic satire has gone the way of the theory-brandishing rock stars it once lampooned. Academics aren't laughing anymore; they're despondent... more »