Is Western Civilization a Thing?
Appiah is wrong to pretend that distinct civilizations were never a thing.
James Kierstead
· 9 min read
literature
A collection of 48 posts
The Posthumous #MeToo-ing of J. D. Salinger
Salinger has been posthumously relegated to the limbo of #MeToo-tainted, “problematic” cultural figures, which probably accounts for the awkward half-silence around his centenary.
Cathy Young
· 12 min read
The Novel Isn’t Dead—Please Stop Writing Eulogies
I refuse to be discouraged by the sort of novel-gone-to-the-dogs pessimism that has been around for generations.
Gabriel Scorgie
· 9 min read