Reconsiderations September 2016
“The Backwash of War” at 100
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On the one-hundredth anniversary of the World War I novel.
Topic: “Fiction”
Features September 2016
The goulash archipelago
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On Miklós Bánffy’s Transylvanian Trilogy, and the character of Central Europe.
Jul 19, 2016
The Critic's Notebook
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Caravaggio’s legacy, J. P. Morgan’s hidden treasures, and more from the world of culture.
Features June 2016
Mixing memory & desire
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On Patrick Modiano’s deliberate obscurantism.
May 24, 2016
The Critic’s Notebook
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Our weekly recommendations on what to read, see, and hear in the world of culture.
May 17, 2016
The Critic’s Notebook
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Our weekly recommendations on what to read, see, and hear in the world of culture.
May 10, 2016
The Critic’s Notebook
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Our weekly recommendations on what to read, see, and hear in the world of culture.
Features May 2016
The disease of theory:
“Crime & Punishment” at 150
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On theory’s deleterious effects in Crime and Punishment.
Apr 26, 2016
The Critic’s Notebook
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Our weekly recommendations on what to read, see, and hear in the world of culture.