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Illustration by Aaron Lowell Denton
Does It Hold Up?
Classic works, reconsidered
Illustration by Aaron Lowell Denton
Does It Hold Up?
Classic works, reconsidered
The Unexpected Afterlife of
Autobiography of a Face
Lucy Grealy’s 1994 bestseller has become part of a larger story of literary friendship and the boundaries between artists and their work.
Alice Robb
In the Ruins of Edward Gibbon’s Masterpiece
“Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” is an enduring work—just not of history.
Mike Duncan
What Was the “Paradigm Shift”?
When Thomas Kuhn coined the term, he wasn’t referring simply to “out of the box” thinking.
Audra J. Wolfe
The Inventor of the Chatbot Tried to Warn Us About A.I.
Joseph Weizenbaum’s underrated book “Computer Power and Human Reason” cautioned against confusing people with machines.
Jacob Silverman