Essay Book of Nature Funhouse Goddess By D. Graham Burnett It has never been easy to decipher what nature is trying to tell us, but that hasn’t stopped us from filling in the blanks. A look at the sexual politics of natural law theories. More
Essay Intoxication Fabled Powers By Sven Birkerts For an artist, a day of successful inspiration is also a day a systematic intoxication. More
Essay Scandal The Woman in Black By Eric Jager The last judicial duel in France hinged on whether a woman could be believed. More
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Essay Ways of Learning Catch and Release By D. Graham Burnett A history of pedagogical practices in the classroom and in the field. More
Essay Travel Nowhere Need Be Foreign By Pico Iyer What should travel writing look like in a world where the global and local are more indistinguishable than ever? More
Essay States of War The Persian Way of War By Tom Holland Unlike the Greeks, Xerxes viewed war as more than a simple matter of strategy. Rather, it was a means of flaunting global mastery. More
Essay Crimes & Punishments Law & Order By Michael Dirda A reconsideration of Aeschylus’ The Oresteia. More
