Becoming Henry Kissinger
by Conrad Black
A review of Kissinger, by Niall Ferguson.
Features
The intolerable dream
by Gary Saul Morson
Don Quixote at four hundred.
State of nature
by Dominic Green
Is nature writing making a comeback in Britain?
Pamphlets of revolution
by James Piereson
A review of The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate, edited by Gordon Wood.
Poems
Introduction
by Charles Martin
Introduction to a selection from Euripides’ Medea, translated by Charles Martin
From Euripides’ Medea
by Charles Martin
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Letters from the World
Leaping to the Left
by Jeremy Black
What does the election of Jeremy Corbyn mean for both British and American politics?
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Reflections
A lesson in Western Civ
by Mark Bauerlein
Why do the humanities continue to lose students to STEM fields?
Theater
Love fools
by Kyle Smith
On Spring Awakening at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Fool for Love at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, and Old Times at the American Airlines Theatre.
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Art
“Class distinctions” in Boston
by Karen Wilkin
On “Class Distinctions: Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The Congo line
by Anthony Daniels
On “Beauté Congo 1926–2015” at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris.
Gallery chronicle
by James Panero
On “Painting Is Not Doomed To Repeat Itself” at Hollis Taggart Galleries; “Checkered History: The Grid in Art & Life” at Outpost Artists Resources; “Tempos: Selected Works by Elizabeth Gourlay, 2013–2015” at Fox Gallery NYC; “Diphthong” at the Shirley Fiterman Art Center; “Todd Bienvenu: Exile on Bogart Street” at Life on Mars; “Occo Socko!” at Stout Projects.
Music
New York chronicle
by Jay Nordlinger
On “The Art of the Score,” Verdi’s Otello, Puccini’s Turandot, and more.
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The media
Parodic crudeness
by James Bowman
Has the media demonized the opposition?
Fiction chronicle
Bad luck & trouble
by Stefan Beck
On Quicksand, by Steve Toltz; Paris Nocturne, by Patrick Modiano; The State We’re In, by Ann Beattie; and The Night Stages, by Jane Urquhart.
Books
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Notebook
Hemingway & Malraux: the struggle
by Jeffrey Meyers
On the complicated relationship between the writers.
Notes & Comments
Misanthropic nostalgia
by The Editors
On the green movement’s latest agenda.
Free speech on campus
by The Editors
Has the First Amendment completely disappeared from college campuses?