Articles of Note

When magazines were ambitious. In the 1890s, they offered designs for homes, college degrees, even a model town. Occasionally those ventures worked... more »

New Books

Darwin wrote more than a dozen books. Some of them are easily ignored. Some are fun and charming. Some grind through important stuff. One of them flows briskly and changed the world... more »

Essays & Opinions

What to read in quarantine? Colette, Hilary Mantel, and classic, 700 page academic tomes. It’s a good time for slow reading... more »