“Be good and you will be lonesome.”—Mark Twain What constitutes goodness? For Twain, there’s humor in how we uphold the idea of the “good” alongside
Elizabeth Taylor was the twentieth century’s White Diamond—in an age that saw the decline of the Hollywood icon, her violet-eyed takes on high society Angela
Artist, critic, poet, performer . . . model? While David Antin’s iconic image has adorned the covers of many of his most famous publications—from the
By all accounts, philosopher Richard McKeon (1900-85) was a legend in the classroom. The list of students for whom McKeon shepherded an academic pursuit or
The eastern mountain lion—called occasionally cougar, catamount, panther, painter, puma, or mountain screamer—was once one of the most widely distributed terrestrial mammals in the Western
Welcome back to TRAFFIC: Japan in Peril, an exchange of thoughts on the nation’s future in light of the recent Pacific coast earthquake and the
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Welcome to TRAFFIC, an exchange of thoughts between leading figures from across the humanities, social science, and natural sciences, whose prescient views on current events
Sad news from New York about the passing of Leo Steinberg, one of the twentieth century’s most acclaimed art historians, whose critical insights, eloquent writings,
John Martin (1789-1854), English Romantic painter, was born the same week that the Bastille was stormed—an event whose sturm und drang might be said to
“Our democracy is out of control in Wisconsin,” Mr. Barca said. “And you all know it—you can feel it.” A quote from this morning’s New
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