Landscapes of the heart
by Paul Dean
A review of Housman Country: Into the Heart of England by Peter Parker.
Features
Stalin’s ism
by Gary Saul Morson
A review of Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 by Stephen Kotkin.
Rossini’s sins
by James F. Penrose
On the late career of Gioachino Rossini.
Dante’s curse
by Dan Hofstadter
On the accusatory vitriol in Dante’s Divine Comedy.
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Reflections
Convenient & inconvenient monuments
by Gene Dattel
A historical overview of Civil War monuments in the United States.
Theater
Stephen Sondheim’s sharp edges
by Kyle Smith
On the career of Stephen Sondheim and the current production of Sweeney Todd at the Barrow Street Theatre, New York.
Art
Rachel Whiteread at Tate Britain
by Karen Wilkin
On a retrospective of the sculptor’s career at Tate Britain, London.
Hall of flame
by James Panero
On Stanford White’s Hall of Fame for Great Americans.
Music
New York chronicle
by Jay Nordlinger
On a new Philip Glass concerto at the New York Philharmonic, The Tales of Hoffmann and Norma at the Metropolitan Opera, and opening night at Carnegie Hall.
Opera note
by George Loomis
On Orphée et Eurydice, by Christoph Willibald Gluck, at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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The media
Spate of hate
by James Bowman
On shamelessness and hatred in today’s media.
Books
Notebook
Israel’s founding fictions
by Dominic Green
On Israel’s three national literatures.
Notes & Comments
Scouts’ dishonor
by The Editors
On the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to admit girls in their ranks.
Devouring its own
by The Editors
On internal censure within the Left.
Arthur Cinader, 1927—2017
by The Editors
On the passing of Arthur Cinader.