How Tom Wolfe Reinvented Journalism And The Great American Novel
Tom Wolfe set a new standard in both the world of fiction and nonfiction, and with his passing, all we’re left with are pipsqueak visionaries.
Tom Wolfe Was America’s Carnival Barker
Tom Wolfe, the journalist and novelist who died yesterday at 88, was our enthusiastic guide to the raucous and colorful spectacle that is America.
Lionel Shriver Discusses Writing Novels, Censorship, And Social Media
Writer and journalist Lionel Shriver discusses her new collection of short stories and what inspired her on this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour.
No, Fairy Tales Are Not Morally ‘Ambiguous,’ And That’s Why They’re Worthwhile
We would be remiss if we scratched out the peaks and valleys of human experience inside fairy tales. Not only would it be highly inaccurate, it would not inspire us to anything.
How ‘Uncultured Multiculturalism’ Unravels The Problems Of Retelling Tolkien’s Tales
J.R.R. Tolkien’s tales of Middle-earth remain as beloved as ever. Yet, as our superficial culture rushes to absorb and adapt his work, it continually fails to understand the themes that make his work meaningful.
Why This Classic ‘Guide To Intelligent Reading’ Should Be On Your Book List
In fewer than 350 pages, Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren will more than likely transform the way you read and argue—for the better.
Instagram Sloganeer Rupi Kaur Shakes Up Poetry World With Wild Popularity
Instagram ‘poet’ Rupi Kaur outsold Homer this past year. The trite writer began self-published, but has since hit the big time.
How Dante Can Help You Become A Better Reader And Thinker This Year
Following the sage wisdom of Dante Alighieri, communicated through his imagined catechism of Thomas Aquinas, will greatly improve our reading and debating in 2018.
What An Ancient Greek Play About Lies Has To Say To Contemporary Politics
Within his ancient play ‘The Clouds,’ Aristophanes examines two particular kinds of speech, just and unjust speech, and their timeless conflict.
24 Quality Christmas Books To Read Instead Of All The Smarmy Garbage
Sharing gorgeous pictures and well-crafted stories with our children is an excellent way to combat the dehumanizing habits and beliefs that make our world shrill, angry, and sad.
Shrill Critiques Of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Prove It Should Stay In Schools
A recent critique of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by novelist Alice Randall has converted me into a full-throttled defender of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale.
Why We Still Love Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder On The Orient Express’ 40 Years After Her Death
Agatha Christie’s books have been sold more than a billion times in English. A new version of her ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ opens November 10.
Why Schools Shouldn’t Stop Teaching ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Because Of The N-Word
A Mississippi school district is going after Harper Lee’s classic work, contending that its difficult themes will make students too uncomfortable.
Your Suspicions Are Correct: Free Verse Poetry Is Garbage
Free verse is a symptom of a disease that afflicts the whole body of modern art — it’s the slow-creeping tingling in the fingers and toes that indicates the tumor growing in the brain.
Why The All-Female Remake Of ‘Lord Of The Flies’ Is An Amazingly Dumb Concept
The theme of ‘Lord of the Flies’ is inseparable from an investigation of the expressions and pitfalls of masculinity.
Why Jack Kerouac Loathed The Hippy Generation He Inspired
Jack Kerouac would have hated me, because I took his work seriously rather than as cautionary tales. So did the entire Beat generation.
Why Do We Love Jane Austen? Because Of Her Timeless Morality
Not widely read until after her untimely passing at age 41, Jane Austen’s works became popular around 15 years later, were all republished in 1832, and have not gone out of print since.
Reading Jules Verne This Summer Could Introduce Children To Endless Worlds Of Adventure
As vacation begins, decades of K-12 education research tells us that summertime is when the academic paths of higher- and lower-performing students most radically diverge.
Bob Dylan Rescues Literature From The Literary Set
Bob Dylan’s Nobel acceptance speech could almost have been written to illustrate the famous words on ‘tradition and the individual talent’ from an earlier Nobel laureate.
In Reluctant Nobel Acceptance, Bob Dylan Tells His Worshippers To Chill
Bob Dylan is the Boomer Beyoncé— moments of true genius imbued by a generation with cultural significance that demands fealty and is aghast at the slightest criticism.
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