by Editor | Mar 5, 2023 | Literary News
from The Free Press Things Worth Remembering: W. H. Auden’s Poignant Embrace One stanza of poetry captures the pleasure of holding another person. By Douglas Murray W. H. Auden at Oxford University in 1972. (Alamy) One of the odd things about poetry is that people...
by | Jan 27, 2023 | Literary News, Los Angeles
from The Free Press Bret Easton Ellis’s Great Defense of Gen X ‘The Shards’ parachutes us back into the world before teenagers became so sensitive. ‘We were very, very free to explore things that might hurt us, potentially might damage us.’ By Peter Savodnik Credit:...
by | Nov 30, 2022 | Literary News
from artnet A Woman’s Name Uncovered in the Margins of a 1,200-Year-Old Medieval Manuscript Provides a Fresh Clue About Its Real Significance The discovery is a rare example of the involvement of women in medieval book culture. by Richard Whiddington Bodleian Library,...
by | Nov 20, 2022 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from artnet Forrest Fenn’s Famed Treasure Chest, a $2 Million Hoard Discovered After a 12-Year Hunt, Is Heading to Auction The trove includes gold pieces, coins, jewelry, and other artifacts. by Vittoria Benzine A set of items from Forrest Fenn’s treasure. Photo...
by | Aug 19, 2022 | Literary News
from Nautilus The Volcano That Shrouded the Earth and Gave Birth to a Monster Three years of darkness and cold spawned crime, poverty, and a literary masterpiece. BY GILLEN D’ARCY WOOD / Illustrations By Wesley Allsbrook Two hundred years ago, the greatest...
by | Aug 16, 2022 | Literary News
from reason The Failed Campaign To Kill To Kill a Mockingbird Recent moves to censor the book have come from Virginia, Mississippi, and California. by JASON RUSSELL (Photo: Harper Lee; Donald Uhrbrock/Getty; Illustration: To Kill a Mockingbird (cover detail);...
