On the Old Romantics
No sooner had Donald Trump secured the presidency for a second time than the commentators began commentating and the prophets began prophesying. The post On the Old Romantics appeared first on The...
View ArticlePermanent Decline
You can see the Achilles tear. Live, it was already clear, in a much-replayed clip that has since become canon for anyone paying attention to […] The post Permanent Decline appeared first on The Point...
View ArticleOutwitting History
Adrien Brody is the most beautiful man in Hollywood, and maybe on the planet. The post Outwitting History appeared first on The Point Magazine.
View ArticleThe Painter of Thought
Michel de Montaigne is often upheld as a model of the examined life. In her introduction to What Do I Know? (the latest selection of […] The post The Painter of Thought appeared first on The Point...
View ArticleA Twist of the Kaleidoscope
Has academia ruined literary criticism? Is this the end of literary studies? Has contemporary culture reduced authors to mere influencers building their brand? Or is […] The post A Twist of the...
View ArticleIs There a Mainstream Media?
This is the text of a talk delivered by James Bennet at the University of Chicago on February 26th, followed by a Q&A with Point editor Jon Baskin. The post Is There a Mainstream Media? appeared...
View ArticleA Powerless Form
The Australian writer Jessica Zhan Mei Yu and I spent several months exchanging emails about her 2023 novel, But the Girl, and the affinities between […] The post A Powerless Form appeared first on The...
View ArticleAlmodóvar’s Women
If you are a leading woman in a Pedro Almodóvar film, your life will not be frictionless. The post Almodóvar’s Women appeared first on The Point Magazine.
View ArticleThe Soul Should Not Be Handled
This is the first column in a four-part series by B.D. McClay on speculative fiction. The post The Soul Should Not Be Handled appeared first on The Point Magazine.
View ArticleSpectacles of Banality
As not only a straight guy but also a writer, I don’t seem to fit into the usual picture people have of a reality TV enthusiast, and it is assumed that I must, for some reason, have enough sense to...
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