Preamble Dancing with the Stars By Lewis H. Lapham The vanity of princes is an old story; so is the wish for kings and the gazing into the pool of Narcissus. More
Essay Gilgamesh to Gaga By John Tresch Fame machines have always found ways to conjure up and emanate glory, to magnify the power of kings and gods. More
Voices In Time c. 1885 | London Frederick Treves Catches a Falling Star Reminiscences of the Elephant Man.More
I’m afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery. —Aldous Huxley, 1925