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Alekseyevich Bunin was renowned for his romantic poems and sensual prose. He was also a peerless insult artist

Alekseyevich Bunin was renowned for his romantic poems and sensual prose. He was also a peerless insult artist

F. Scott Fitzgerald: the most foolish of American writers. He was foolish in his successes, and no less foolish in his many failures

F. Scott Fitzgerald: the most foolish of American writers. He was foolish in his successes, and no less foolish in his many failures

In 1829, Thomas Carlyle declared the "age of machinery." Nearly 200 years later, we don't simply use machines; we inhabit them

In 1829, Thomas Carlyle declared the "age of machinery." Nearly 200 years later, we don't simply use machines; we inhabit them

Wisdom is meant to be the great compensation for growing older. But be careful: your ‘wisdom’ can make you stupid

Wisdom is meant to be the great compensation for growing older. But be careful: your ‘wisdom’ can make you stupid

Over two bizarre weeks in a Boston courtroom, Charlie Tyson sized up the threat to intellectual life in America

Over two bizarre weeks in a Boston courtroom, Charlie Tyson sized up the threat to intellectual life in America

“Not one photograph devoid of social significance!” Images do not obey social directives, but that didn't stop the Soviets from trying

“Not one photograph devoid of social significance!” Images do not obey social directives, but that didn't stop the Soviets from trying

Jane Austen was attuned to the ways that "little matters" — footstools, boots, curtains – can reveal big things

Jane Austen was attuned to the ways that "little matters" — footstools, boots, curtains – can reveal big things