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In the famous comic-strip Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin forms a club called “Get Rid Of Slimy GirlS” (G.R.O.S.S.), sole members... Read More

The autofiction war seems to me to be rooted not so much in any particular sentiment towards autofiction itself as in an existential fear... Read More

Gen Z is, in most ways, no different than the generations who came before us. Cigarette lighters in our cars were replaced with phone... Read More

You know you’re in a Cynthia Ozick short story when the wind is merciless and the leaves have dropped. It may already be snowing. In... Read More

Sydney Sweeney is beautiful, blonde, busty, and unapologetic. Somehow, that’s a scandal. Read More

A short post recommending some books! August is Women in Translation Month: “The Women in Translation movement (WIT) is a global effort... Read More

At the heart of Alba de Céspedes’ debut novel There’s No Turning Back lies the centuries-debated question: What... Read More

Americans like to believe we have the best of everything. But there’s one exception where people are willing to admit we fall short:... Read More

“What in heaven’s name is the reason that the sun never sets on the empire of the dandelion?” historian Alfred Crosby wrote... Read More

Why do we say “pardon my French” when we swear? Some say the expression comes from the time when our ruling class spoke French. A... Read More

Yesterday evening, Sam Altman shared an image of the Death Star on X. There was no caption on the picture, which showed the... Read More

Once we’ve seen a stereotypical scene, it’s impossible to unsee it. And I can’t think of a scene more stereotypical in... Read More

Reports that SiriusXM is set to part ways with Howard Stern, with the broadcasting corporation allegedly being unwilling to keep paying the... Read More

Lee Clay Johnson, a young author of Southern Gothic fiction, was having a tough time getting his second novel picked up. Johnson’s... Read More

What happens when a reader knows too much about the history that informs a given subject? In 2022, I was reading Tom Brevoort’s... Read More

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Something strange is brewing in the weird wellness corners of the internet. Grown adults are... Read More

The writer Joy Williams once spit wit at a young author regarding what makes a great novelist. “They can do everything,” she... Read More

The era of liberal democracy has passed without much fanfare. With feudalism’s fall, historians could point to Luther beginning the... Read More

Depending on who you ask, America's young people are experiencing a religious revival. Gen Zers are now more likely... Read More

FANTASY CANNIBALIZES REALITY in Olivia Kan-Sperling’s first full-length novel, Little Pink Book, a delirious, dream-addled sojourn... Read More

Small things can be almost sacred, as is Fanny Price’s “nest of comforts,” assembled out of bits and pieces in the old... Read More

When I was in fourth grade, I became part of the vanguard in my public school’s transition to the digital age. Participating in a class... Read More

The rich irony at the heart of the storied “Alien” franchise is that at the core of these encounters with the monstrous animal is... Read More

I recently had the pleasure of reading War On Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech — And Why They Fail, a new book about the dangers... Read More

In June, champions of liberty in Florida and across the country rejoiced when the state university system’s board of governors, in a... Read More