Americans and the Arts
by Mark BauerleinFeaturing Sunil Iyengar on current trends in Americans’ engagement with the arts. Continue Reading »
Master of Intricate Forms
by A. M. JusterNo American poet has ever matched the thorough understanding of Catholic history and doctrine that James Matthew Wilson possesses. Continue Reading »
Songs of Faith and Yearning
by John WilsonA recommendation for the folk duo Lowland Hum. Continue Reading »
The Imperial Conductor
by Allen C. GuelzoToscanini: Musician of Conscience by harvey sachs liveright, 944 pages, $39.95 When the first instruction manual for leaders of orchestras—Johann Mattheson’s Der vollkommene Capellmeister—appeared in 1739, it was a sign that the size of orchestral ensembles and the . . . . Continue Reading »
Vice and Fire
by Peter HitchensA Song of Ice and Fire by george r. r. martin bantam, 5216 pages, $36.39 No English child will ever again experience, as I did, the joys of Arthur Conan Doyle’s great historical romances The White Company and Sir Nigel, set in the far-off fourteenth century. The remaining . . . . Continue Reading »
Redeeming Transcendence
by John WilsonChristian discourse of “transcendence” via a sort of common grace is often inadvertently at odds with God’s self-revelation in Scripture. Continue Reading »
Abortion on Trial
by John WatersThe film Gosnell is a journey to the heart of America’s hypocrisy. Continue Reading »
Conjuring Pushkin
by Peter WoodA review of Jonathan Leaf's Pushkin: A Life Played Out. Continue Reading »
Sentiment Without Sentimentality
by John WilsonA review of Donald Hall’s A Carnival of Losses: Notes Nearing Ninety. Continue Reading »
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