The Grasshopper and His Space Odyssey
A scientist remembers the celebrated science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke
By Jeremy Bernstein Sunday, June 1, 2008
Grand Horse Opera
The best Westerns celebrate our history and criticize the ugly stereotypes of the genre
By Richard Locke Sunday, June 1, 2008
Confluences of Sound and Sense
Kay Ryan’s idiosyncratic approach to the commonplace
By Langdon Hammer Sunday, June 1, 2008
The Disadvantages of an Elite Education
Our best universities have forgotten that the reason they exist is to make minds, not careers
By William Deresiewicz Sunday, June 1, 2008
Over There
A pugnacious public intellectual looks to Europe for his ideal
By Jean Bethke Elshtain Sunday, June 1, 2008
Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century By Tony Judt
The End of the Black American Narrative
A new century calls for new stories grounded in the present, leaving behind the painful history of slavery and its consequences
By Charles Johnson Sunday, June 1, 2008
Intimacy
Revisiting the gritty Roman neighborhood of his youth, a writer discovers a world of his own invention
By André Aciman Sunday, June 1, 2008
A Most Interesting Young Man
Was that Bob Dylan my sister met on a weir above Woodstock?
By Brian Doyle Sunday, June 1, 2008
Syncopated Clock, Indeed
On Leroy Anderson’s centennial, a defense of the popular composer from an orchestra’s stage
By Janet Frank Sunday, June 1, 2008
Buoyancy
In literature, as in life, the art of swimming isn’t hard to master
By Willard Spiegelman Sunday, June 1, 2008
A Look Beyond the Tragic Mystique
By Matthew Ladd Sunday, June 1, 2008
Posthumous Keats By Stanley Plumly
