Faces of Florence
On the lost humanism of Renaissance portraiture
June 26th, 2012“Hurt Into Poetry: On Poetry and Greece”By Stephanos Papadopoulos
Los Angeles Review of Books
Fairy Tales about the Modern World
"He transcended genre and became a genre of one; often emulated, absolutely inimitable."
June 11th, 2012
Farewell to Novels
"We all write to understand ourselves and to be understood by others... Or, of course, to be misunderstood."
May 19th, 2012
Fashion and the Romantic
On fashion's long love affair with Romanticism
December 2nd, 2012
Federico García Lorca, Valentine
February 14th, 2013
Feeding the Poor
In truth, it is the ones who uncritically embrace new technical innovations that are being naïve and idealistic.
March 3rd, 2012
Feminist Nudity? Video Consent? Moral Panic?
On the Karina Bolaños affair
August 23rd, 2012
Fight to the Death: Who Killed Davey Moore?
On the life and legacy of a champion boxer
March 21st, 2013
Film History: Columnists and Historians Assess Spielberg’s "Lincoln"
This story of emancipation is woefully incomplete. How could it be otherwise?
December 14th, 2012
Finer Dining Through Chemistry
Food could be more than nourishment; it could express ideas about form and function. It could be art.
February 29th, 2012
Five Thrillers for the Summer
All thriller, no filler
June 27th, 2012
Fix-up Artist: The Chaotic SF of A.E. van Vogt
"The disjointed novel is more in vogue today than at any previous point in history."
April 30th, 2012
Flea Market
An essay on the late photographer Miroslav Tichý, excerpted from 'Richard Prince: Collected Writings'.
April 21st, 2011
For Future Friends of Walter Benjamin
On the life and flourishing posthumous reputation of Walter Benjamin.
July 26th, 2012
For Jayne Cortez, R.I.P.
It was you ....
January 5th, 2013
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Percival Everett
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