A Year of Reading: 2021
by John WilsonJohn Wilson recaps his year in reading, chronicling the books that stand out the most. Continue Reading »
Sincerely, Rodgers & Hammerstein
by Peter TonguetteRichard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, who comprised the most consequential partnership in the history of American musical theater, were brought together by chance. It happened in the early 1940s, when each on his own cottoned to the idea of adapting the play Green Grow the Lilacs into . . . . Continue Reading »
The Joys of the Harpsichord
by John AhernThe piano is the instrument of expressive individualism; the harpsichord is the instrument of a vibrant, discursive life of the mind. Continue Reading »
The Dune Phenomenon
by Elizabeth BachmannDune isn’t merely the sci-fi novel of sweeping scope and futuristic gadgets, but a story of man’s craving for God. Continue Reading »
What Sally Rooney Thinks Reading Is For
by Liel LeibovitzRooney’s decision not to publish her books in Hebrew isn’t really about Israel or its policies at all. It’s about the meaning of culture, how it should be produced and consumed, and who and what it should serve. Continue Reading »
Virtue vs. Virtue-Signaling
by James HankinsBeing elite now means holding a particular set of ideas, not a set of virtues. Virtue is signaled, not acquired. Continue Reading »
Don’t Rejoice in the Collapse of Cultural Christianity
by Ben C. DunsonThe Christian who holds fast to the teachings of Scripture will never be loved in this world. Continue Reading »
Abortion in Malta
by Jonathon Van MarenMalta is one of the last countries in the world where abortion is illegal, but pro-abortion activists are trying to change that. Continue Reading »
Why I Read First Things
by Francis X. MaierFirst Things brings articulate, committed believers together across confessional divides. Continue Reading »
Christians, Beware the Blame Game
by Carl R. TruemanChristians often fail to witness to the gospel, but we must never blame “the church,” for the church is our very source of hope. Continue Reading »
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