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Ideas, Arts, and Culture (page 2)

December 27, 2023 3:08 am

Poetry, a Matter of Life and Death

Facing his mortality, poet Christian Wiman uses literary tools and personal faith to deal honestly with ultimate questions.
Nick Ripatrazone
December 27, 2023 2:57 am

The Night My Father Scared America

Forty years after ‘The Day After,’ can we have cohesive national moments anymore?
A.B. Stoddard
December 19, 2023 5:32 am

The Color of Music

Here’s what’s missing from Heather Mac Donald’s cranky and overstated attack on ‘Chevalier’—and its real-life hero.
Cathy Young
December 15, 2023 5:32 am

‘Godzilla Minus One’ Review

Oh no, they say he’s got to go.
Sonny Bunch
December 14, 2023 4:30 am

The Joys of Regional Christmas Music

Catch the spirit of the season in a new way with holiday tunes about donkeys, crabs, and standing under the…
Addison Del Mastro
December 1, 2023 5:32 am

The Lessons of the WASPs

Is it possible to reinvigorate the virtues that characterized the old American elite at its best, while leaving their vices…
Alec Dent
December 1, 2023 5:32 am

A Great Historian’s Inner History

Peter Brown’s remarkable memoir attests to the extraordinary powers of imagination he used to reconceive the study of late antiquity.
Jeff Reimer
December 1, 2023 5:32 am

Here’s Why You Should Care About Napoleon More Than You Do

We’re still living in the world that emerged from his paradoxes.
Cathy Young
November 30, 2023 5:32 am

‘Saltburn’ Review

Class and coveting in ‘Saltburn,’ starring Barry Keoghan.
Sonny Bunch
November 29, 2023 5:32 am

‘Napoleon’ Review

You expect epic and get epic. You don’t quite expect the comedy.
Sonny Bunch