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“Avoid adverbs” is common advice. It's also bad advice. By all means, use adverbs – carefully, not exuberantly
about 15 hours ago
“Avoid adverbs” is common advice. It's also bad advice. By all means...
Is beauty more powerful than argument? Robert Gooding-Williams believes it’s powerful enough to refute racism
about 15 hours ago
Is beauty more powerful than argument? Robert Gooding-Williams believes it’s powerful enough...
“Trust the experts.” But for many, they would sooner accept ignorance than acknowledge an epistemic superior
about 15 hours ago
“Trust the experts.” But for many, they would sooner accept ignorance than...
Old Tom Parr was said to have married at 80, committed adultery at 105, and died at 152. His life helped kick off the longevity business
1 day ago
Old Tom Parr was said to have married at 80, committed adultery...
"Flaming and undisciplined genius." The uneasy yet fecund sibling rivalry of Gwen and Augustus John
1 day ago
"Flaming and undisciplined genius." The uneasy yet fecund sibling rivalry of Gwen...
Modern aesthetics encouraged a warm relationship between an artwork and its viewer. What happens to art in an age of enmity?
1 day ago
Modern aesthetics encouraged a warm relationship between an artwork and its viewer...
Is Dana Gioia a privileged Boomer hectoring against the dying of the light? Or a prescient critic with a stark warning of decline?
5 days ago
Is Dana Gioia a privileged Boomer hectoring against the dying of the...
Robert Crumb was born into a dysfunctional family beset by alcoholism, abuse, and incest. Comics saved his life
5 days ago
Robert Crumb was born into a dysfunctional family beset by alcoholism, abuse...
John Jeremiah Sullivan on the Mark Twain revival: “How does one revive what is ever-present and oppressively urgent?”
5 days ago
John Jeremiah Sullivan on the Mark Twain revival: “How does one revive...
The missive mania of Seamus Heaney. He once wrote 14 letters during one flight, and routinely wrote 15 per day
6 days ago
The missive mania of Seamus Heaney. He once wrote 14 letters during...
Can sexy elves, hot dragon-riders, and fornicating faeries save publishing? Romantasy now generates 20 million sales a year
6 days ago
Can sexy elves, hot dragon-riders, and fornicating faeries save publishing? Romantasy now...
The many Machiavellis. To Rousseau, he was a republican; to Carl Schmitt, a realist; to Gramsci, a guide for revolutionaries
6 days ago
The many Machiavellis. To Rousseau, he was a republican; to Carl Schmitt...