Picasso's Minotaur Phase, and More

It’s a compelling story: How “Agent 355,” a female spy, helped George Washington defeat the British. But is it true? ... more »

Picasso’s minotaur phase. As of 1933, his lasciviousness, guilt, and despair were on full display  ... more »

Decades after his death, W.G. Sebald's style, long after his death, seems more and more like a prophecy of our literatu…