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A literary criticism of the novel "My Search for Warren Harding," by Robert Plunket's is presented. It reports that the novel, a comic masterpiece, by Elliot Weiner, explores themes of unreliable narration and obsession, inspiring popular culture like Seinfeld and drawing connections to Henry James's "The Aspern Papers."

China has not established the rule of law and thus there is no justice. --Ai Weiwei: Weiwei-University presentation, 2013 Public attitudes toward China's future have turned from celebration of its [...]

Comments on the novel entitled `The Hand That Signed the Paper,' by Helen Demidenko. Literary prizes and awards won by the book; Anti-Semitic nature of the novel; Demidenko's contribution to the philosophy of victimization.

'He is likely to prove, for our time and the future, the only influential poet of the Victorian age, and he seems to me the greatest.' So F. R. Leavis [...]

Mark Kurlansky Paper: Paging through History. W. W. Norton & Company, 416 pages, $27.95 In Alex Gibney's 2015 documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, a number of technology [...]

The wisdom of the American Founders does not come to us in authoritative phrases such as 'Confucius says' or in what we have unfortunately come to call our 'values,' but [...]

William Kristol responds to Harvey Mansfield & Amity Shlaes: I'll just make two points. The first point follows from Harvey Mansfield's paper and I'll put it in a simple way. [...]

The article focuses on the evolution of Mark Rothko's artistic style from the early 1930s to his death in 1970, as showcased in the exhibition "Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper" at the National Gallery, Washington, D.C. Topics include Rothko's shift from representational images influenced by Cézanne to Surrealist-inflected dreamscapes and finally to the signature abstract, minimalist style seen in his Classic paintings. The exhibition emphasizes the significance of Rothko's works on paper.

The article informs that Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts and the Bibliothèque nationale de France collaborated on a project to showcase the latter's vast holdings of works on paper, particularly its collection of eighteenth-century French drawings. This collaboration was made possible by the Paper Project, a grant program of the Getty Foundation and the result was the "Promenades on Paper" exhibition, which features dazzling works from the Bibliothèque nationale de France's collection.

The article explores the evolution of forms of communication and transmission of information between people. Topics discussed include the use of smoke signals in ancient times to warn about the possibility of an enemy attack, the use of logograms in Egyptian hieroglyphs and Mesopotamian cuneiform, and brief details about the history of the alphabet, the invention of paper in China, and the printing press during the Industrial Revolution.

The article offers information on Joan Mitchell who found her drawings and works on paper more compelling than her canvases and they have often been irritated by her reliance on "vignetting"—clustering all painting incidents in the center of the canvas and more or less ignoring the rest. Topics incldue considered that snarky comments about privilege are provoked by the legacy that allowed her, at forty-two, to acquire a large estate with what has been described as magnificent house in Vétheuil.

The article reviews the exhibition "Cézanne Drawing," featuring Paul Cézanne's works on paper throughout his life as an artist, held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, from June 6, 2021 until September 25, 2021.

The article focuses on the cultural and artistic upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s, reflecting in the rebellious works of young artists challenging traditional painting norms. Topics discussed include unconventional materials, methods, and presentation styles in art, exemplified by the works of seven artists showcased in the Philadelphia Museum of Art's "Expanded Painting" exhibition.

Discusses the art of painters Joan Snyder and Lucian Freud. Exhibition of Snyder's paintings at the Allentown Art Museum entitled `Works with Paper'; Incorporation of pieces of paper into a collage; Interview with Freud in the December 1994 issue of the magazine `Interview'; Focus on Freud's paintings for the past ten years; Exhibition of paintings at the Metropolitan Museum, New York.

The article reviews the London, England exhibitions "Delacroix and the Rise of Modern Art" at the National Gallery, from February 17 to May 22, 2016; "Pre-Raphaelites on Paper: Victorian Drawings from the Lanigan Collection" at the Leighton House Museum, from February 12 to May 29, 2016; and "Botticelli Reimagined" at the Victoria & Albert Museum from March 5 to July 3, 2016.

An essay is presented on the sources of political corruption. The author defines corruption as the maldistribution of federal resources to vested interests, groups he describe as those who have the ability to make some political claim to federal benefits without having a civic republican claim. An analysis of the Federalist papers by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison is provided.

The article presents a media criticism of the newspaper "The Washington Post" and alleges that the paper has a liberal bias when it reports and editorializes about political scandals in the U.S. Topics discussed include an article dealing with the death of U.S. Marine Rob Richards, columnist Dana Milbank's writings about Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, and press coverage of the potential 2016 U.S. Presidential candidacy of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

An essay explores the idea of tragedy. Topics considered include tragedies by authors including Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and William Shakespeare. Other subjects discussed include humanitarianism and American foreign policy, the "Federalist Papers," political philosopher Alexander Hamilton, classicist Edith Hamilton, and geopolitics.

The article discusses the life, career, and work of the British artist and textile designer William Morris. Topics include the designs of wallpaper from the Morris and Co. decorative arts retail company, Morris' writing of Christmas carols, Morris' views concerning industrialization, and Morris' relationship with the artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Several poems are presented. "Over the Stove," Geri Peterson Joseph. First Line: A stove-checker from way back, Last Line: it dare me to turn my back. "Mrs. Vitt," by David Mason. First Line: The first to realize what a liar I was, Last Line: No child I taught was any grief to me. "Illustration From Parsifal," by Richie Hofmann. First Line: While resting in the dim-lit inner study, Last Line: of aging paper, those people who no longer live.

Discusses the worries of large corporations which run newspapers in the U.S. about the demographic profile of their product. Corporate strategy implemented by established companies in view of the paucity of more youthful readers; Indication by Eric Celeste, a writer for "The Dallas Observer," regarding a potentially fatal lacuna in the kiddie papers being produced by established newspaper companies; Controversy following the interview of John Kerry, a junior senator from Massachusetts, with "Rolling Stone."

Cites exhibitions that feature mature painters and indicate that traditional media can still be used to potent effect. Survey of Thomas Nozkowski's drawing and works on paper at the New York Studio School Gallery; Simultaneous shows of canvases by Pat Lipsky; Sequential exhibitions by John Walker and Helen Frankenthaler at Knoedler and Co.

Presents the literary works of spiritual writer Simone Weil. Articles on political and social questions in trade union papers; Literary themes of Weil's essays; Availability of Weil's works in different languages and volumes.

'Portals: The Visionary Architecture of Paul Goesch' The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts. March 18-June 11, 2023 'Portals: The Visionary Architecture of Paul Goesch,' an exhibition of works on paper [...]

Discusses the impartiality of some of the journalist and front-page stories of the December 29, 1997 issue of the `Washington Post' newspaper. Titles of the front-page stories; Concern of the American Society of Newspaper Editors on the trustworthiness of editors; Importance of the pretense of objectivity; Racial tension in the Post's newsroom; Transformation of the Post into a suburban paper.

So The New York Times has finally caught up with Dan-el Padilla Peralta. Last month, the paper's Sunday magazine ran a long, fawning story by Rachel Poser called 'He Wants [...]

In this article the author discusses the need to be more sensitive on others' feelings especially on the use of Muslim language and the display of Islamic images at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in New York City. The museum has decided to pull out the images of Mohammed upon the objection of converted Muslims on the display of the images of their holy founder. Moreover, the scandalous use of Allah in a Catholic paper have been viewed legal as decided by the courts in Malaysia.

The article discusses the decline on the circulation and advertising of "The New York Sun" on September 30, 2008. The decline has been caused by the competition on the Internet and the general retreat of the public from print. The paper has been described to be independent, intellectually omnivorous and pro American.

Comments on the deterioration of the cultural coverage at the "New York Times." Observation of the repulsive way in which the paper attempted to generate anti-Bush capital from Hurricane Katrina disaster; Triumph of ideology over principle; Dimension of depredation.

Features the exhibition "Cy Twombly: Fifty Years of Works on paper," at the Whitney Museum in New York City. Statement on Twombly from Julie Sylvester, the associate curator of contemporary art at the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia; Opening essay of the Whitney catalogue for Twombly's exhibition.

Reviews several art exhibitions in New York. "Constable Skies," at Salander-O'Reilly Galleries; "Guy Pène du Bois: Painter of Modern Life," at James Graham & Sons; "Eduardo Paolozzi: Works on Paper and Collage," at Flowers; "The Devonshire Inheritance: Five Centuries of Collecting at Chatsworth," at the Bard Graduate Center.

Discusses changes in the political, cultural and social atmosphere of Great Britain. Ways in which philosophical conservatives are unlikely to have much sympathy with generalized calls for change; Ramifications of living in a celebrity culture; Pop mentality's subversion of better things; Complaints by the main examination board for A-levels that an increasing number of literature papers are being marred by soap opera language.

Discusses the transformation which has taken place in art museums. Factors which influenced this transformation; Reason several museum directors resigned the profession; Problems experience by museum curators in organizing exhibitions; Publication of the book `The Belles Lettres Papers,' by Charles Simmons.

This paper will focus on what has been dubbed 'global warning's evil twin': the specter of 'ocean acidification' and the extinction of marine calcifying species (including the most important species [...]

Roger Scruton Notes from Underground. Beaufort Books, 216 pages, $24.95 'Underground papers' were once defined by Kingsley Amis as 'newspapers sold outside Underground stations.' It was nice deflation of the [...]

Editor's note: A version of this essay was delivered at a symposium on ''The Kennedy Phenomenon' on November 19, 2013. Additional papers from the symposium will be published in future [...]

Upon hearing from an old friend The e-mail's brief: you write to let me know your papers are now at Stanford. You link to a press release with pictures--several score [...]

Say the word 'drawing' to someone, and they'll likely think of an image rendered on paper in a medium such as pencil, crayon, or charcoal. Say 'sculptor's drawings' and what [...]

With the same insight, depth, and incisiveness we came to expect from The New York Times under his editorship, Bill Keller, now a columnist for the paper, recently applied his [...]

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, my wife and I left a restaurant after a pleasant family dinner, to find under the windshield wiper of our rental car a piece of paper [...]