Lincoln’s Unsurpassed Oratory
A review of His Greatest Speeches: How Lincoln Moved the Nation, by Diana Schaub.
Magazine: Books, Arts & Manners
The Catskill Lawn
I have a lawn now. Soon I won’t.
Bellhop Jokes: A Tour de l’Horizon (Look Around)
Is it possible that a country, our beloved country, can emerge intact from our various national hysterias?
The 20th Century’s Worst Months
A review of April 1945: The Hinge of History, by Craig Shirley.
The Problem of Precognition
A review of The Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold, by Sam Knight.
America’s Exceptional Conservatism
A review of Conservatism: A Rediscovery, by Yoram Hazony.
Men and Petite Maman Are Polar-Opposite Fairy Tales
Both movies are interesting; neither is quite satisfactory.
The Multiverse’s Gateway to Despair
A review of Everything Everywhere All at Once, starring Michelle Yeoh.
Are You a Vocabularian? (Part II)
As promised, this time we’re focusing on five-letter words that might appear in Wordle.
The Incomparable Florine Stettheimer
A review of Florine Stettheimer: A Biography, by Barbara Bloemink.