The media May 2022
True evil
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On “woke” wars and real ones.
Topic: “Culture”
Features May 2022
Culture against civilization
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On reasons to be pessimistic and optimistic about the future of Western civilization.
Apr 12, 2022
The Critic’s Notebook
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On the American Revolution, Thornton Willis, Charleston, Richard Strauss & more.
Apr 08, 2022
A merry Palm Beach widow
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On a recent production of Franz Lehár’s operetta.
Apr 05, 2022
The Critic’s Notebook
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On afterlife narratives, Pompeian frescoes, Bohemian composers, Dance Theatre of Harlem & more from the world of culture.
Features April 2022
Going under with the overclass
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On troubling trends among the elite.
Notes & Comments April 2022
Hilton Kramer ten years on
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On the founding editor of The New Criterion.
Features April 2022
Good morning, America
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Excerpted from a new translation of Cocteau’s Letter to the Americans.
Mar 22, 2022
The Critic’s Notebook
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On Scottish voyages, Benjamin Franklin, Simone Dinnerstein, François Couperin, Mark Morris & more.
Mar 04, 2022
A southern elixir
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On a production of Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore at the Palm Beach Opera.