Articles of Note
After Louis-Ferdinand Céline's collaboration with the Nazis, his reputation was in shreds. He then weaponized his infamy, a tactic that's become all too familiar... more »
New Books
As an essayist, D.H. Lawrence could produce something brilliant on almost any topic. Consider his tour-de-force “Reflections on the Death of a Porcupine”... more »
Essays & Opinions
Jokes are exploratory as well as playful. In Stalin's Russia, though, they were no laughing matter. "The jokes always saved us," recalled Gorbachev... more »
