Populism, VI: Populism versus populism
by Andrew C. McCarthy
On the competing strains of populist politics.
Features
Dantan jeune: sculptor of musicians
by James F. Penrose
On the style and influence of the French caricaturist.
A pattern of sound
by Paul Dean
On the life and poetry of Basil Bunting.
Battle of battles
by Paul du Quenoy
On the one-hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Verdun.
Poems
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Political polarization & private pleasures
by Paul Hollander
On Hungary’s struggle with national identity.
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Reflections
Why historians get it wrong
by Jeremy Black
On the misapplication of historical lessons.
Theater
Immoral acts
by Kyle Smith
On Yours Unfaithfully at the Beckett Theatre and A Bronx Tale at the Longacre Theater.
Art
Medardo Rosso at the Pulitzer
by Karen Wilkin
On “Medardo Rosso: Experiments in Light and Form” at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation.
Exhibition note
by Christie Davies
On the paintings of Paul Nash.
Adam on the Thames
by Benjamin Riley
On “Robert Adam’s London” at Sir John Soane’s Museum, London.
Exhibition note
by Mario Naves
On “Francis Picabia: Our Heads Are Round So Our Thoughts Can Change Direction” at the Museum of Modern Art.
Old museums, new tricks
by James Panero
On the Gilder Center at the American Museum of Natural History, the Wagner Free Institute of Science in Philadelphia, and the lessons we can learn from older museums.
Music
New York chronicle
by Jay Nordlinger
On a new symphony by Wynton Marsalis performed by the New York Philharmonic, Roméo et Juliette performed by the Metropolitan Opera, and other recent performances.
Album note
by Daniel Asia
On Complete Symphonies by Lukas Foss.
The media
Cessation of the oracles
by James Bowman
On the fall of media fact-making.
Books
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Notebook
Kafka, tuberculosis & “Magic Mountain”
by Jeffrey Meyers
On the mania shared between the Bohemian writer and the German novel.
Notes & Comments
Cultural backwash
by The Editors
On the muddied state of art and identity.