Culture
Art, food, fashion, and the way we live now.
- A Couch Potato at a Time of Transition Joseph Epstein 11/09/2012
- We’re living in an age of transition, and no one feels the sense of transition more strongly than a couch potato as one sports season slides into another.
- A Son of Europe Reflects on the EU’s Nobel Prize Vaclav Smil 10/15/2012
- The Nobel Committee should have named the U.S. and NATO as equal co-recipients for their role in transforming Europe ‘from a continent of war to a continent of peace.’
- The Past, Present, and Future of the Women’s Vote Karlyn Bowman and Jennifer Marsico 10/04/2012
- Democrats will do better with women; Republicans will do better with men. But women will not be a monolithic voting bloc in 2012 or beyond.
- Apple, Disney, and Dreams of Corporate Utopias Edward Tenner 09/28/2012
- Steve Jobs and Walt Disney: Revered founders and their plans for radical buildings.
- England’s Deep Magic Michael R. Strain 09/21/2012
- England is an ancient land, burdened and liberated by tradition, and pervaded with a sense of stewardship.
- Homo Sapiens or Homo Igniferens? Kenneth P. Green 09/19/2012
- We are not simply beings that use energy; we are beings that exist only because we harnessed energy, and our use of energy has shaped our bodies and culture for millions of years.
- What Is the Natural Political Home of Indian-Americans? Sadanand Dhume 08/29/2012
- One group whose support President Obama can apparently take for granted is Indian-Americans. But why?
- Thucydides in London: Would the Ancient Greeks Approve of Our Modern Olympics? Lee Harris 08/09/2012
- The precious heritage of ancient Greece: The recognition that a life without excitement is a life scarcely worth living and that a life of excitement must inevitably be a life full of risks.
- The Long, Hot Summer Joseph Epstein 08/02/2012
- The grave yawns, the economy is in the tubes, the world generally is in peril, yet, upon realizing that there is a game tonight, my heart takes a small but genuine jump.
- Duty and Sacrifice Ralph Kinney Bennett 05/25/2012
- Memorial Day is not about death. It is about duty.