Articles of Note

Who was Oscar Levant? The sardonic piano-playing sidekick in plenty of films in the '40s. Turns out his talent was bigger than anything he managed to do with it... more »

New Books

Alfred Stieglitz offered “new ways to see the world.” His vision attracted Georgia O’Keeffe and wove a tangle of personal and professional ambitions... more »

Essays & Opinions

Art forces us to consider the experience of others — but it that a good thing? For Paul Bloom, empathy is selfish and shortsighted. For Knausgaard, it's banal... more »