Last semester at Dartmouth, I taught a course on literature and philosophy called “Introduction to Aesthetics.” We spent two full weeks discussing Immanuel Kant’s aesthetic theory, in particular his idea that when we say something is beautiful, we are doing Read more >
In a ceremony on Wednesday night, the Whiting Foundation announced the ten new recipients of the Whiting Award, an award “designed to recognize excellence and promise in a spectrum of emerging talent.” The award comes with a monetary prize of Read more >
Less than a month out from the 20th incarnation of its flagship World Voices Festival, the protests against PEN America’s response to the war on Gaza are continuing to mount. In just the last few days, several authors have withdrawn Read more >
A group of academics affiliated with North American institutions have written an open letter condemning the ongoing scholasticide in Gaza. This marks the most recent collective gesture in a series of statements from anti-genocidal culture workers. But unlike other expressions Read more >
As the weather turns towards warmth and rebirth, it’s time to reset and set some intentions for spring. Write these encouragements on Post-its, stick them to your bathroom mirror, and start living your best life. Read more >
Her name was Zenith, and she deserves to sail alongside Pequod, Demeter, and the ship of Theseus in the fleet of literature’s floating icons. You probably won’t recognize her name, but you no doubt know this ship made famous by Read more >
This morning, the International Booker Prize dropped its shortlist, and this year’s panel has nominated a pleasing panoply of novels from six different countries. There are debuts beside books from feted laureates. And these novels vary widely across style, too—the Read more >
Attention Cormac McCarthy superfans: A selection of works and personal items from the writer’s life are currently up for auction at Bonhams. The collection, which comes directly from McCarthy’s second wife Annie DeLisle, includes an antique cherrywood library desk that Read more >
Ah, another April Tuesday, that undefinable month of storm and blossom, coolness and warmth, cruelty and catharsis. April may represent many a thing, depending on whom you ask, but what’s clear on this particular Tuesday is that new things to Read more >
The Palestinian cause is not a cause for Palestinians only, but a cause for every revolutionary, wherever he is, as a cause of the exploited and oppressed masses in our era. –Ghassan Kanafani Ghassan Kanafani—the Palestinian resistance writer and Read more >
Over the weekend, The New York Times published a long article on how tech companies are trawling and stealing to gather vast amounts of data to build their generative programs. Companies like Google, Meta, and OpenAI are chasing increasingly large Read more >
This weekend saw another round of Mary Oliver discourse on Twitter. Like all Mary Oliver discourse, the essential argument was whether her poetry is Cringe and Corny or Good, Actually. I have no desire whatsoever to weigh in on this Read more >
When a formal letter begins with “Albertus Magnus would have been appalled!,” you know it’s gonna be good. That’s how The New School interim president Donna E. Shalala opened a blistering missive to Rector of the University of Cologne, Prof. Read more >
Attention, nostalgic cinephiles–in honor of the recent anniversaries of certain teen movies dear to former freaks and/or geeks (Happy 35th, Heathers! And 25th, 10 Things…!), I’ve been revisiting the classics with an eye to locating their literary cousins. If you Read more >
For obvious reasons, today is an excellent day to read Annie Dillard’s 1982 masterpiece “Total Eclipse,” in which she describes seeing a solar eclipse with her husband in Washington, and which is very likely the best piece of writing ever Read more >
“We refuse to let our work distract for even a second from the filthy business of war. To use language that will be familiar to a bank: it’s not worth it. We won’t be bought. There isn’t a book or Read more >
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