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Jane Austen was attuned to the ways that "little matters" — footstools, boots, curtains – can reveal big things
Jane Austen was attuned to the ways that "little matters" — footstools, boots, curtains – can reveal big things
Over two bizarre weeks in a Boston courtroom, Charlie Tyson sized up the threat to intellectual life in America
Over two bizarre weeks in a Boston courtroom, Charlie Tyson sized up the threat to intellectual life in America
Alekseyevich Bunin was renowned for his romantic poems and sensual prose. He was also a peerless insult artist
Alekseyevich Bunin was renowned for his romantic poems and sensual prose. He was also a peerless insult artist
“Not one photograph devoid of social significance!” Images do not obey social directives, but that didn't stop the Soviets from trying
“Not one photograph devoid of social significance!” Images do not obey social directives, but that didn't stop the Soviets from trying
F. Scott Fitzgerald: the most foolish of American writers. He was foolish in his successes, and no less foolish in his many failures
F. Scott Fitzgerald: the most foolish of American writers. He was foolish in his successes, and no less foolish in his many failures
Wisdom is meant to be the great compensation for growing older. But be careful: your ‘wisdom’ can make you stupid
Wisdom is meant to be the great compensation for growing older. But be careful: your ‘wisdom’ can make you stupid
In 1829, Thomas Carlyle declared the "age of machinery." Nearly 200 years later, we don't simply use machines; we inhabit them
In 1829, Thomas Carlyle declared the "age of machinery." Nearly 200 years later, we don't simply use machines; we inhabit them