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A cow carcass, buckets of blood, poisoned dogs: A lot of death went into the making of Chaim Soutine’s art
A cow carcass, buckets of blood, poisoned dogs: A lot of death went into the making of Chaim Soutine’s art
In 2002, the college essay was declared dead. More than three years and hundreds of billions of dollars later, the college essay lives on
In 2002, the college essay was declared dead. More than three years and hundreds of billions of dollars later, the college essay lives on
Our dreams are our own — or are they? Meet the researchers behind the new science of TDI: targeted dream incubation
Our dreams are our own — or are they? Meet the researchers behind the new science of TDI: targeted dream incubation
John Brockman was more than a literary agent — he was a networker and salon impresario. Was he also Jeffrey Epstein's conduit to the academy?"
John Brockman was more than a literary agent — he was a networker and salon impresario. Was he also Jeffrey Epstein's conduit to the academy?"
“How we live as ethical people and behave and think wisely is not something to optimize, or, crucially, to even let ourselves think about in this way”
“How we live as ethical people and behave and think wisely is not something to optimize, or, crucially, to even let ourselves think about in this way”
Despite science's efforts, consciousness isn't quantifiable. The hard problem remains stubbornly hard, but reading poetry may help
Despite science's efforts, consciousness isn't quantifiable. The hard problem remains stubbornly hard, but reading poetry may help
Rose Lesniak, the magnetic feminist poet who heckled John Ashbery and trained dogs, is dead. She was 70
Rose Lesniak, the magnetic feminist poet who heckled John Ashbery and trained dogs, is dead. She was 70
Werner Herzog has spent 50 years insisting that lies reveal deeper truths. That argument has become harder to make
Werner Herzog has spent 50 years insisting that lies reveal deeper truths. That argument has become harder to make
There were two Thomas Manns: the early, coolly ironic author of Death in Venice — and the later, literary spokesman for democracy
There were two Thomas Manns: the early, coolly ironic author of Death in Venice — and the later, literary spokesman for democracy
Laid off from The Washington Post, the critic Ron Charles turns to books that ask a fundamental question: Do I matter?
Laid off from The Washington Post, the critic Ron Charles turns to books that ask a fundamental question: Do I matter?
Hoping to catch a glimpse of the legendarily fat G.K. Chesterton, William James climbed a ladder to peer into his garden — to no avail
Hoping to catch a glimpse of the legendarily fat G.K. Chesterton, William James climbed a ladder to peer into his garden — to no avail
On February 3, 1967, Jimi Hendrix pushed the electric guitar past its known limits. He wasn't just a musician. He was an engineer
On February 3, 1967, Jimi Hendrix pushed the electric guitar past its known limits. He wasn't just a musician. He was an engineer
The New York Review of Architecture, The Manhattan Art Review, San Francisco Review of Whatever — we’re living in a reviewnaissance
The New York Review of Architecture, The Manhattan Art Review, San Francisco Review of Whatever — we’re living in a reviewnaissance
We are wealthier than Aristotle could have imagined, yet we spend little of that wealth on what he believed it was for: leisure
We are wealthier than Aristotle could have imagined, yet we spend little of that wealth on what he believed it was for: leisure
Minimally competent fathers are lavished with unearned admiration. The concept deserves a name: oppressive praise
Minimally competent fathers are lavished with unearned admiration. The concept deserves a name: oppressive praise
Was Elizabeth Bathory, aka “the Blood Countess,” a torturer of young maidens or a victim of a disinformation campaign?
Was Elizabeth Bathory, aka “the Blood Countess,” a torturer of young maidens or a victim of a disinformation campaign?
How come a person who can’t focus on a novel can sit through a three-hour video? The problem isn't the screen. It's the environment
How come a person who can’t focus on a novel can sit through a three-hour video? The problem isn't the screen. It's the environment
What does it look like when the largest funder in the humanities goes all in on social justice?
What does it look like when the largest funder in the humanities goes all in on social justice?
If you memorize the classic fallacies — ad hominem, post hoc, straw man — you inoculate yourself against them. That’s a nice, but false, idea
If you memorize the classic fallacies — ad hominem, post hoc, straw man — you inoculate yourself against them. That’s a nice, but false, idea
"It’s weird: in Updike’s teenage letters he sounds preternaturally sophisticated; in his forties, he sounds like a horny kid"
"It’s weird: in Updike’s teenage letters he sounds preternaturally sophisticated; in his forties, he sounds like a horny kid"
“Rather than being a footnote to premodern folly, the Rosicrucian affair turns out to sit at the narrative center of the modern world”
“Rather than being a footnote to premodern folly, the Rosicrucian affair turns out to sit at the narrative center of the modern world”
"What is it to live near to light, in sustained awareness of it? How does it braid itself into our sense of revelation, our communion with grace?
"What is it to live near to light, in sustained awareness of it? How does it braid itself into our sense of revelation, our communion with grace?
For leftists, philanthropy is often simply an expression of plutocratic power. How then to make sense of the surprisingly radical Garland Fund?
For leftists, philanthropy is often simply an expression of plutocratic power. How then to make sense of the surprisingly radical Garland Fund?
Staunch anti-Nazis, the members of Berlin’s Fest family were penalized first for their politics, and then as defeated Germans
Staunch anti-Nazis, the members of Berlin’s Fest family were penalized first for their politics, and then as defeated Germans
Trotsky in Mexico. How Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and a Kremlin-hatched plot led to an ice axe in the head
Trotsky in Mexico. How Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and a Kremlin-hatched plot led to an ice axe in the head
Did Kamel Daoud steal the story in his Goncourt-prize-winning novel? “I felt betrayed,” said a patient of his wife’s therapy practice
Did Kamel Daoud steal the story in his Goncourt-prize-winning novel? “I felt betrayed,” said a patient of his wife’s therapy practice
AI can summarize an email, but it can't make a genuine intellectual contribution. Right? Wrong, as Yascha Mounk found out
AI can summarize an email, but it can't make a genuine intellectual contribution. Right? Wrong, as Yascha Mounk found out
David Brooks on the sins of the educated class, what Trump gets right, and why Brooks is leaving The New York Times for Yale University
David Brooks on the sins of the educated class, what Trump gets right, and why Brooks is leaving The New York Times for Yale University
Often invoked, rarely read, the work of the philosopher Alexandre Kojève is finally landing in the spotlight
Often invoked, rarely read, the work of the philosopher Alexandre Kojève is finally landing in the spotlight