Domesticated Goddess
"Dying is an art," said Sylvia Plath. But so is living, and she excelled at both—not that her biographers, with one wise and big-hearted exception, have noticed
Book Review
Nasty, Brutish, and Short
Our author finds Jeffrey Masson's “divertingly amateurish” style likely to broaden the audience for the animal-rights movement in a way that Peter Singer and Matthew Scully never could
Me And My Moguls
A portraitist who has mastered the art of the suck-up putdown
Great Scot
Between Kipling and Fleming stands John Buchan, the father of the modern spy thriller
New & Noteworthy
Why we review the books we do
Do as I Say
Dr. Laura's counsel is caustic and oftentimes hypocritical, but it is also persuasive
Burgher Deluxe
The benefits of conspicuous consumption are conspicuously overlooked