Reflections June 2017
The Met at middle age
On the fiftieth anniversary of the Metropolitan Opera House.
Department: “Reflections”
Reflections May 2017
The tragic sensibility
On the unpredictability of humanity, both in politics and on the stage.
Reflections February 2017
Why historians get it wrong
On the misapplication of historical lessons.
Reflections October 2016
A Victorian brace
On the spirit of an age as told in two works by A. S. Byatt.
Reflections June 2016
The other McCarthy
A reassessment of Mary McCarthy’s antiwar activism.
Reflections March 2016
On first reading “Paradise Lost”
On reading John Milton’s epic for the first time.
Reflections February 2016
American justice
Revisiting Conversations with the Dead, by Danny Lyon, almost half a century after its original publication.
Reflections November 2015
A lesson in Western Civ
Why do the humanities continue to lose students to STEM fields?
Reflections September 2015
The mystery behind the Baroness
A look back at some of Baroness Orczy’s mystery novels and the vibrant characters within.
Reflections April 2015
Tintern Abbey
Tintern Abbey has changed quite a bit from Wordsworth’s day.