House and the Kiss of Death
Ten minutes into last night’s House, one of the famed doctor’s underlings gave their gravely ill patient a couple of pills and said: “Take these,...
Defending Edward Hopper
It’s not that Holland Cotter is routinely deranged; the Times art critics wrote a wonderful piece debunking the common myths surrounding Islamic art a while...
Green Beer and English: The Actors and Poets of St. Patrick
The recent news that the Irish and the English come from the same ancient genetic stock, by and large, should be no shock to anyone...
Overlooked Calvin Baker
A great post from the always inventive, eminently book-worthy Maud Newton, the famed literary blogger – read it all but here’s a taste: Calvin Baker...