Articles of Note

To stand in front of a Brutalist building is to be humbled, "confronted by a chunk of eternity. That can be comforting — or disconcerting"  ... more »


New Books

Simone Weil produced a fragmentary oeuvre, almost none of which appeared in her lifetime. Her posthumous mythology makes her hard to pin down  ... more »


Essays & Opinions

George Scialabba asks: If we decide, as a society, to reject consumerism and technological addiction, is there a path forward?  ... more »