The Kennedy phenomenon
by James Piereson
Uncovering the media lies that continue to shape the history of JFK’s assassination
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Strange figures among the crags
by Ben Downing
During World War II, Crete had a profound impact on several writers, including Patrick Leigh Fermor
Piero della Francesca: the world knew him not
by Marco Grassi
On the forgotten hero of the Early Renaissance.
On style & order
by Michael Knox Beran
Lessons from Camillo Sitte’s City-Building According to Artistic Principles
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Poems
Reconsiderations
Warnings from the Immortals
by Gene Dattel
Jonathan Swift’s prescient warning about generational theft
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Theater
Ideas have consequences
by Kevin D. Williamson
Reviews of Machinal , No Man’s Land, and Philosophy for Gangsters
Art
Judd in the desert
by Karen Wilkin
Visiting the town Donal Judd transformed in Marfa, Texas
Exhibition note
by Michael Pepi
On “American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe” at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
Exhibition note
by Mario Naves
On “Ink Art: Past as Present in Contemporary China” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Exhibition note
by Christie Davies
On “Georgians Revealed: Life, Style, and the Making of Modern Britain” at the British Library, London and “Only in England: Photographs by Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr” at the Science Museum, London.
Gallery chronicle
by James Panero
A survey of the Philadelphia art scene: On “Sarah Sze” at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, “In Daylight: Small Paintings” at Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, “Mia Rosenthal: A Little Bit Every Day” at Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, and “Yeesookyung: The Meaning of Time” at Locks Gallery, Philadelphia
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Music
New York chronicle
by Jay Nordlinger
On “The Song Continues” at Carnegie Hall, the New York Philharmonic under Andrey Boreyko, the Philadelphia Orchestra under Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lang Lang, and more
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The media
Enviable positions
by James Bowman
Comparing those who disagree with you to Nazis shouldn’t be a viable rhetorical strategy, so why is it so common?
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Manners & Morals
On “speaking out”
by Emily Esfahani Smith
There are better ways to help victims of sexual assault
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Books
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Notes & Comments
But is it art?
by The Editors
On art: context, meaning, and vandalism