Reviews

Some Enchanted Evening… in Aleppo?

By Stan Persky | June 1, 2007

An American anthropologist in a Syrian steambath.

White Slob

By Brian Fawcett | May 28, 2007
Brian Fawcett has had enough of Anthony Bourdain and chefs as Darwinist
culture heroes, particularly when they decide to write autobiographies.

Golden Pine

By Norbert Ruebsaat | May 22, 2007
Norbert Ruebsaat revisits some
books and remembers how reading got started.

Letter from Europe: Knocking on Heaven’s Door

By Stan Persky | April 17, 2007

A theological long weekend.

Reading, Writing, Shelving

By Stan Persky | March 17, 2007

Three books about the literary basics.

What a Waste, Mistah Kurtz

By Brian Fawcett | March 3, 2007

Brian Fawcett reviews a bad book by a person he hasn’t heard
from in 35 years.

The Gods That Failed

By Stan Persky | February 16, 2007

Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion (Houghton Mifflin, 2006)

Forgotten Scenes

By Stan Persky | February 5, 2007

William Cooper, Scenes from Provincial Life (Penguin, 1950)

In Praise of Older Highways

By Max Fawcett | January 29, 2007

In the wake of another dusting of winter snow, Max Fawcett muses about an unlikely vacation destination.

Apples and Oranges

By Stan Persky | December 20, 2006

Are literary comparisons odious? Can we compare novels and non-fiction? Why not?