Archive - Middlebrow Musings

Assassins at 35

Everybody's got a right to their dreams

Jul 19

Old Books and Old Leaders

Apropos of nothing, of course.

Jul 12

Why Do Our Leaders Speak So Poorly?

A visit to Washington, D.C. reminds us of a bygone era for statecraft.

Jul 3

June 2024

Late to the party, but what a party!

Jun 28

Unsung Creative Lives

We all have impressive imagination, but it's not always indulged by the world.

Jun 21

Corporate Censorship is Real

But it only matters when it affects something you want to see.

Jun 14

May 2024

Surveillance and Sensibility

Public life when everything can be seen (and altered) in real time.

May 31

A Weekend, In the Country...

...with Anton Chekhov, at Lincoln Center.

May 24

Selling Up or Selling Out

Salvador Dalí and the art of the deal.

May 17

In Praise of BookBub

The great remainder table of online reading.

May 10

The Submission - Revisited

Thinking back to Michel Houellebecq's ahead of its time satire.

May 3

April 2024

What You're Getting Wrong About the Economy

Probably nothing!

Apr 26

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