Peak Romneyism. Watching the downfall of the West with eyes shut. Putting out bland corporate statements that could have been written by AI.

Must wait until next summer to learn whether KSM will be next Edward Said Professor or merely awarded a tenure-track position.

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Twitter spats have nothing on the venom Peter Schjeldahl launches at Jed Perl & Perl’s curtsying sidestep in the New Criterion’s March 1989 letters page. Over Anselm Kiefer: newcriterion.com/article/a-diss…

People from the Eastern Roman Empire studied the collapse of the Western portion. Priscus is the source here. He interviewed a Western Roman who regarded Attila as a liberator:

Raise your hand if you know your Third Ammendment rights

“Paintings became Hartley’s scrapbook of totemic images, symbols, and idols that he scavenged throughout his travels.” Read “Marsden Hartley & American modernism,” by James Panero (March 2003). James Panero newcriterion.com/article/marsde…

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The September issue has arrived. Find inside: reflections on the specter of communism, considerations on Delmore Schwartz & Joe Zucker, a review of a new René Girard collection & more. newcriterion.com/issues/septemb…

What pops up when you research Napoleonic medals in the Museums Victoria Collection collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/17613

“Here was a problem, I concluded, only for those specimens for whom pictorial talent comes too easily.” Read “The map & the territory,” by James Panero. James Panero newcriterion.com/article/the-ma…

More of this, please

Probably no other elementary school subject has been more thoroughly destroyed by Modern Education than drawing. Drawing is a serious skill with an established curriculum as strict as arithmetics or chemistry. At an elementary level it can be taught by anyone who has read even

Our critic’s pick: “Emily Nelligan: Early Drawings” at Alexandre Gallery, New York (September 5–October 26). Alexandre Gallery newcriterion.com/2024/09/the-cr…

“Zucker was ahead of his time in his use of unorthodox materials and techniques, not to mention his resurfacing of fraught historical subject matter.” Read “The map & the territory,” by James Panero. James Panero newcriterion.com/article/the-ma…

You were a smash hit. Thank you David Taylor! amazon.com/Who-Big-Brothe… The New Criterion