Preamble Alms for Oblivion By Lewis H. Lapham “One should always be drunk,” proclaimed poet Charles Baudelaire. But the question remains, drunk with what? More
Essay Last Testaments By Francine Prose What do artists and writers do when they are faced with the imminence of death? Francine Prose reviews the final works of historian Tony Judt. More
Essay Fabled Powers By Sven Birkerts For an artist, a day of successful inspiration is also a day a systematic intoxication. More
Essay Players Club By Rebecca Lemon From Falstaff to Cassio, intoxication to addiction, a brief history of Shakespeare and alcohol. More
