Canada’s First Inhabitants
In a new Quillette series, historian and podcaster Greg Koabel traces the global origins of the land we now call Canada.
Greg Koabel
· 26 min read
Art and Culture
A collection of 747 posts
The Real Reasons Why the English Department Died
Most professors would rather watch it die than reform.
Adam Ellwanger
· 9 min read
Remembering Rumpole
John Mortimer’s fictional barrister was—like his creator—a rogue redeemed by a fierce commitment to the presumption of innocence.
Kevin Mims
· 19 min read
Don’t Let Cancellation Become Banal
Something terrible happens when art can’t reach audiences.
Nina Paley
· 5 min read
Game, Set, Match
Routinely reviled by contemporary critics as a celebration of misogyny, ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ is among Shakespeare’s most misunderstood plays.
Marilyn Simon
· 12 min read
The Masks We Wear; The Faces We Present
A new exhibition at London’s Museum of the Mind explores the personality masks worn by the mentally ill and by the professionals who treat them.
Hannah Gal
· 8 min read
A Jolly Good Scoundrel
Three Cheers for Harry Flashman!
Graham Daseler
· 15 min read
A Universe of Fizzled Stars
Is failure to succeed as bad as the fall from success?
Thomas Larson
· 11 min read
Thoughtful Aesthete or Cheerful Philistine?
On art, artists, and the divided soul of comedian Russell Kane.
Robin Ashenden
· 9 min read
Do We Still Need a Women’s Prize for Fiction?
It is time to consider retiring awards segregated by the sex of the author.
Josh Allan
· 7 min read
Paul Was Dead Right
Reappraising one of British journalism’s most notorious pieces of cultural criticism.
George Case
· 6 min read
“Be Vigilant, America”
Two forgotten films from 1942 about Japanese internment offer a window into the shameful nativism of wartime America.
Thomas Doherty
· 10 min read
Re-Genesis
Nostalgia cannot rescue rock and roll.
Simon Evans
· 13 min read
Monks and Murder
Modern literary master William Kotzwinkle returns after a lengthy absence to serve up a double Bloody Martini.
Kevin Mims
· 18 min read
Words Are the Only Victors
Salman Rushdie’s new novel is a powerful reminder of his vital role in the endless battle for free speech.
Christian Kriticos
· 11 min read