Witch Camp
by Eve TushnetIn the film I Am Not a Witch we see how every human society interprets its own beliefs as damage, and routes around them. Continue Reading »
Mary McCarthy’s Clarity
by Richard T. WhittingtonMary McCarthy's caustic wit and command of language elevated her nonfiction to the first rank. Continue Reading »
Slapstick Tragedy
by Eve TushnetI, Tonya lets you see yourself in a woman who bitterly recalls how she became a criminal and a punchline. Continue Reading »
Superheroic Testimonies
by Armond WhiteZack Snyder's D.C. superhero films offer skillful, thoughtful, even spiritual popular culture. Continue Reading »
Books for Christmas
by George WeigelGeorge Weigel offers book suggestions for all the readers on your Christmas gift list. Continue Reading »
Bluegrass Preaching
by C. C. PecknoldAfter nearly four years of performing, The Hillbilly Thomists have released their first album, and it is a veritable feast of Bluegrass banjo bliss. Continue Reading »
The Heart of the Psalms
by Nathaniel PetersThe Psalms Experience—twelve concerts by some of the world's great choirs, performing a capella settings of all 150 psalms—was recently featured in Manhattan. Continue Reading »
C. S. Lewis’s Love Story
by Ramona TauszA new rendition of Shadowlands, the drama based on the story of C. S. Lewis and Joy Davidman, is now playing in Manhattan. Continue Reading »
Cult of the Cutting-Edge
by Peter WoodRuben Östlund's film The Square questions the assumption that art should aspire to be “cutting-edge.” Continue Reading »
Tate Unmodern
by James Matthew WilsonAllen Tate: The Modern Mind and the Discovery of Enduring Loveby john v. glass iiithe catholic university of america, 376 pages, $59.95 I well remember sitting up half the night annotating Allen Tate’s “Ode to the Confederate Dead” in my Norton anthology. As do I remember reading for the first . . . . Continue Reading »
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