Arts & Letters
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The Enemies, and Friends, of the Humanities
A funny thing happened when Michael Novak brought Herbert Marcuse to lecture to his students. It was…
In the Wake of Heroic Theology
In 2004 Avery Dulles was asked by Commonweal magazine to respond to a disputed question: “How Catholic is…
Politics and the Arts
Jed Perl warns in the August 25 issue of the New Republic of a new threat to…
Greeks Bearing Debts
Classics is no longer seen as a cutting-edge discipline, but two centuries ago German scholars devoted to…
Rebuild Penn Station!
Yes, it sounds like a pipe dream. Rebuild Penn Station? Why imagine that’s possible when New York…
Romantic Religion
The Quest of the Absolute: Birth and Decline of European Romanticism by louis dupré notre dame, 400…
Bob Dylan’s Mormon Influences
Bob Dylan has a lot in common with Joseph Smith, the Mormon Prophet. Don’t take my word…
Bob Dylan Must Get Stoned
Journalists have always been puzzled by Bob Dylan, but the confusion is of their own making. The…
The Plastic Eater
Back to the hospital again,on the meals list, on the drip,in for yet another stayover an artificial…
Ulterior Lives
Darling: A Spiritual Autobiographyby richard rodriguezviking, 256 pages, $26.95 Richard Rodriguez has been an occasional companion of…
Ruins
Pill bottles in assorted sizes liescattered across the smooth Formica plainof the bathroom countertop. They testifylike pediments…
Taking Art Off the Street
Street art—you mean vandalism? No, thank you.” That was the response of a friend when I invited…
Saving Rock and Roll
Rock and roll has a rebellious sound. I write that hesitantly, because there is really no such…
Progressive Rock Redeemed
On February 9, I had the pleasure of finally seeing one of my favorite bands for the…
The Joyless House of Cards
The second season of Netflix’s House of Cards introduces a new aide for Vice President Frank Underwood, who seems…
