Articles of Note

Giacomo Leopardi felt trapped by his reactionary father and penny-pinching mother. What emerged were his musings on the darkness of the human condition... more »

New Books

The bedroom, a place of love and of death, seduces us. Unfortunately, a new "intimate history" does not... more »

Essays & Opinions

How did Sartre come to embrace Marxism? The tale involves his friendship with Camus, and his work at a clandestine newspaper... more »