Arts & Letters Daily (08 Apr 2007): "
Its effect is horrible, said Shaw. It made Berlioz grind his teeth and curse. Today, it seems we are obssessed with Handel's music... more
In many societies the rich and poor are kept from each other by lines of force, intimidation, taboo. William T. Vollmann crosses the lines... more
Humanists cultivate gloom, says Ian McEwan, with scorn. Scientists, on the other hand, are curious people, and curiosity is a sure stake in life and its pleasures... more