Cynthia Ozick, the Art of the Essay, and More

Essays require exactitude and sublimity coupled with melancholy and playfulness.

"People hate writers, and writers hate themselves. There’s a sense that writers should be ashamed of themselves"... more »

Cynthia Ozick and the art of the essay: Exactitude and sublimity coupled with melancholy and playfulness... more »

The history of the CIA. Agents ate with Mobutu, wrote radio jingles for anti-Communist politicians, and bought cars for…