Big Thinker
The diplomat who argued for “containment”—and lived to regret it
By James Gibney Wednesday, November 30, 2011
George F. Kennan: An American Life By John Lewis Gaddis
The Gravity of Falling
Having hurtled through the American century, we are distracted and confused. But can we find our way again?
By Edward Hoagland Wednesday, November 30, 2011
His Hour Upon the Stage
As a lifelong reader of Shakespeare’s plays, Lincoln had reservations about how they were presented
By Douglas L. Wilson Wednesday, November 30, 2011
St. Augustine and the Hall of Memory
Like the philosopher, my aunt kept house in her imagination, tending to the sensations and images of the past
By Greta Austin Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Sex and the Single Woman
Rediscovering the novels of Iris Owens
By Lisa Zeidner Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Reversal of Fortune
Sorting out contradictions in the work of Louis Sullivan, father of the skyscraper and innovator of beautiful ornament
By James Trilling Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The Witch Temple of Mehandipur
To an Indian town the possessed come in droves, their families desperate to be rid of the evil that curses them
By Edward Hower Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Identity Crisis
Who was the real Tolstoy?
By Marshall Poe Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Tolstoy: A Russian Life By Rosamund Bartlett
Mrs. Simmons, of Australia, Would Like You to Know
An exchange in verse
By Brian Doyle and Pico Iyer Tuesday, November 29, 2011
