DeBoer’s war on “smart”
A review of The Cult of Smart, by Fredrik deBoer.
Canceling classics
On demolishing classical studies in the pursuit of “reparative intellectual justice.”
French rejection
A Gallic stand against illiberal ideology.
Features
“Demons” at 150
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On Dostoevsky’s prophetic tale of societal decay.
The morality of the fat Owl
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On Frank Richards’s Billy Bunter series.
Revolutionary characters
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On French aristocrats at the twilight of the ancien régime.
Devout doubters
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On Matthew Arnold & Arthur Hugh Clough.
Art
A fourth B
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February 26, 2021
On Peter G. Davis & Hector Berlioz.
The Critic’s Notebook
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February 23, 2021
On Luise Kaish, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Moynihan Train Hall & more from the world of culture.
From William Kapell, a “new” recording
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February 22, 2021
On the great pianist in a Mozart concerto.
Week in review
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February 19, 2021
On the Khazars & Russian churches.
The Empire State
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February 17, 2021
On New York’s grandest claim.
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