Beyond the Exaltation of the Individual Dancer
Is it possible to imagine the ballet world without a primary teleology of aesthetic perfectionism and a baseline of low self-worth?
The Afterlife of Character
Posted on January 26, 2024
Image: Gustave Doré’s illustration for the Prologue to Don Quixote, 1863; public domain, Wikipedia.
The greatest characters possess an irrepressible vitality.
Return of the False Messiah
Posted on January 18, 2024
Image: Statue of Sabbatai Zevi in Ulcinj, Montenegro, where he was exiled in 1673; THR illustration.
Understanding the extent of the threat posed by Bibi requires a broad historical perspective.
Artisans of Words
The emptiness of words, and our shared resignation to meaning manipulation, is no small matter.
Taking the Long View
Posted on December 29, 2023
Image: THR illustration (Bonki Studio/Shutterstock).
The historical novel strives to recreate not only the material dimensions of a past age but also its mindset.
Presentation and Power
by
Mark Dunbar
Posted on December 20, 2023
Image: Signs at the site of an Occupy DC protest, 2011, Shutterstock.
The protests and protest candidates failed because they lacked organizational structures and concrete policies.