Lorenzo Monaco, Nativity, ca. 1406–10 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Christmas Critics

A Year of Reading in Review

December 25, 2018

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Gossip & Insight

Edmund White knew that writers were most compelling when exploring a subject they were of two minds about: when they could see it from one angle, then another.

By Matthew Sitman

December 15, 2018

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War, Commentary, Shipwrecks

A carefully selected trio of diaries and diary-like works

By Dominic Preziosi

November 19, 2018

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Making Room for Something New

What does it mean to be receptive to the wild and divine?

By Santiago Ramos

November 19, 2018

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There & Back Again

A collection of stocking stuffers for a commuter you love

By Katherine Lucky

December 8, 2018

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Beyond the Bright Lights

In spite of all the ambition and selfishness that New York supposedly represents, I’ve found that the city’s density has encouraged me to forget myself.

By Griffin Oleynick

December 28, 2018

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Joy to the World

December can also offer a radical break with the hustle and bustle. Advent promises a fuller sense of time.

By Steven Knepper

December 1, 2018

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