New York Intellectuals, Newspaper Columnists, and More
“I will dedicate all my work to her, forever.” The novelist Carson McCullers had a habit of overdoing her romantic pronouncements... more »
Norman Podhoretz's masculinity problem — and ours. Why were the New York Intellectuals so preoccupied with manliness? ... more »
Most newspaper columnists sink into a comfortable bath of unoriginal hackery. Others hav…