Escape from Irony

by Dan Hitchens

Are you religious?” alcoholic rich kid Jay asks high-achieving Ellie. “Spiritual,” she ­replies. JAY: So you go to yoga twice a week—? ELLIE: Essentially. JAY: Yeah see that’s garbage. ELLIE: It’s better than nothing. JAY: No, it is nothing. ELLIE: Probably. Matthew Gasda, in whose . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2023

The Limits of Irony

by Dan Hitchens

Our age of irony has its dangers—irony can be useful for stripping away nonsense, but not for making sense of things.  Continue Reading »

16 Oct 2017