May 26, 2013
Opera Is Not Dead
Two excellent historians of opera have written a large and ebullient history of opera. It is odd that the book should end with a whimper, but it does.
May 24, 2013
It's the Economy, Stupid. And Guns, Too.
Toward an understanding of the rise of suicides in America.
'Lord of the Rings' for Cigarette-Smoking Cynics
How Richard Linklater's 'Before' trilogy defined my generation.
Obamacare Apocalypse? Not in California
No sticker shock here—just affordable insurance premiums.
Immigration Reform's Unwanted Foreigners
Could the bill before Congress ignite a trade war with India?
Yes, Denise Scott Brown Deserves a Pritzker Prize
Never mind the politics: It's clear, even to a non-fan, that Denise Scott Brown shared the work that earned her husband architecture's top prize.
Boston Strong Man
How the marathon bombings revealed the genius to Tom Menino’s approach to big-city boss-hood.
May 23, 2013
What Barack Obama Can Learn From His High School Self
The teenager president's love note reveal a master of manipulation.
Apple's Tax Hypocrisy
Tech says there's a shortage in homegrown talent—but the sort of tax avoidance practiced by Apple only makes it worse.
David Brooks' Favorite New Theory of Language Is Wrong
Figuring out a culture's worldview from its word choices isn't as easy as it seems.
Truths Universally Acknowledged
What the Kindle’s most-highlighted passages tell us about the soul of the American reader.
Julius Genachowski: The Exit Interview
In a lengthy conversation, the outgoing FCC boss sounds off on net neutrality, political polarization, and free speech
Jacques Callot: The Artist who Brought Printmaking to its Heights
“Princes & Paupers: The Art of Jacques Callot,” mounted at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, is a brave attempt to raise the profile of a sublime seventeenth-century printmaker.
May 22, 2013
What Did Republicans Know, And When Did They Know It?
The real reason conservatives should be outraged: Their party didn't politicize it sooner.
Jamie Dimon Blackmailed His Own Bank—and Won
By threatening to resign as CEO, the JPMorgan honcho gave shareholders no choice but to keep him as chairman as well.
May 21, 2013
Michael Kinsley vs. the Anti-Austerians
Anti-austerians are probably wrong about the debt, and certainly wrong about me
