To Save Us All From Satan’s Power William Friedkin’s horror classic is 50 years old. George Case 26 Dec 2023 · 7 min read
Merry Christmas, Little Wolf Christmas offers a chance to remind ourselves of the intellectual debt that our editors and writers owe to the Christian tradition. The Quillette Editorial Board 24 Dec 2023 · 7 min read
Sir Roger Deakins—An Englishman in LA A new exhibition in LA offers a rare chance to enjoy still photography by one of the world’s most talented cinematographers. Hannah Gal 20 Dec 2023 · 6 min read
In Memoriam, 2023 A tribute to three pop-fiction authors who passed away this year. Kevin Mims 19 Dec 2023 · 14 min read
From out of the Steppes, a ‘Whirlwind of Nations’ In the sixth instalment of ‘The So-Called Dark Ages,’ Herbert Bushman describes the rise of the Huns, who struck terror into the hearts of Goths and Romans alike. Herbert Bushman 19 Dec 2023 · 21 min read
Mutual Friends: The Adventures of Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins A charming exhibition at London’s Charles Dickens Museum provides a fascinating glimpse into the private lives of two great English writers. Hannah Gal 11 Dec 2023 · 7 min read
Sailing Into Canada’s Great ‘Northern Sea’ In the fifteenth instalment of his series on the history of Canada, Greg Koabel describes Henry Hudson’s tragic 1610-11 voyage to the saltwater bay that now bears his name. Greg Koabel 11 Dec 2023 · 31 min read
How Superhero Franchises Are Killing Original Cinema Most new movies feature neither good storytelling nor innovative filmmaking. Instead, they rely on the nostalgia of ready-made fan bases. Jacob Bielecki 7 Dec 2023 · 7 min read
Robots, Rats and Hoverchairs: Three Dystopian AI Fantasies Human beings need meaning, and a life in which all one’s needs were met by external agents would fail to provide it. Stewart Slater 5 Dec 2023 · 9 min read
History on Horseback: Napoleon Bonaparte The French emperor and military commander played a pivotal role in an epochal transformation. Ralph Leonard 4 Dec 2023 · 16 min read
The Athens of Asia: A History of Gaza For much of its history, Gaza moved people, things, and ideas by land and sea, and its name was associated with geographic interconnectedness. Robert C. Thornett 1 Dec 2023 · 9 min read
Black Progress and Black Rage A new biopic about Bayard Rustin and the New York Met’s opera about the life of Malcolm X celebrate very different notions of black struggle. Joshua Muravchik 30 Nov 2023 · 8 min read
Chasing the Ice Moon A new book describes the crackpot anthropological theories that Nazis used to justify their belief in Aryan racial superiority. Steven Tucker 27 Nov 2023 · 10 min read
The Pervert’s Guide to Philosophy Costin Alamariu’s (AKA Bronze Age Pervert's) doctoral dissertation is attracting a lot of interest but it doesn’t add up to much. Oliver Traldi 25 Nov 2023 · 19 min read
The Greatest American Western Novel of All Elmer Kelton’s ‘The Time It Never Rained’ is an overlooked classic. Kevin Mims 23 Nov 2023 · 13 min read
