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The high lonesome by William Logan. On Hell, I Love Everybody by James Tate, The Summer We Crossed Europe in the Rain by Kazuo Ishiguro, All Souls by Saskia Hamilton, Crisis Actor by Declan Ryan, The Miraculous Season by V. R. “Bunny” Lang & …

Spanish lessons by James Panero. On “1923-2023 Sorolla / Soto Centennials” & “Jewels in a Gem: Luz Camino at the Hispanic Society Museum” at the Hispanic Museum & Library.

2024年8月2日 · On Euripides, the Mona Lisa & Baudelaire. Recent stories of note: “The grizzly truth about the West” Jacob Howland, UnHerd At the heart of civilization lie separation and distinction: between parent and child, teacher and student, human and animal, human and god.

Gallery chronicle by James Panero. On “Aubrey Beardsley, 150 Years Young” at the Grolier Club, “At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism” at the Whitney, “Kim Uchiyama: Heat and Shadow” at The Lobby Gallery of 499 Park Avenue, “Gabriele Evertz: Path” at Minus Space, and “John Bradford: For the Love of Paint” at Anna Zorina Gallery.