Category: REVIEW

Ebb and Flow 

The Eddan Collective reminds us that true progress consists in waiting for the good we do not deserve.

Meditations on Imperial Decline

Edward J. Watt’s study of Rome is a scholarly work, but his critique of the modern Right is shakier.

The Danny Kruger Effect

The Danny Kruger Effect

The British politician’s conservative vision for Britain is far richer in its confidence than its advice.

December 22, 2023
Discovering Guilt and Grace in the Flesh

Discovering Guilt and Grace in the Flesh

In Sonnez les Matines, humor most truly speaks of weighty matters.

December 21, 2023
Gazes Meeting Our Own: Frans Hals at London’s National Gallery

Gazes Meeting Our Own: Frans Hals at London’s National Gallery

17th century Dutch painter Frans Hals, subject of an exhibition at London’s National Gallery, transformed portraiture into a recognized artform.

December 18, 2023
Triumph of an Old Classic at La Scala: Montemezzi’s <em>L’Amore dei Tre Re</em>

Triumph of an Old Classic at La Scala: Montemezzi’s <em>L’Amore dei Tre Re</em>

In this operatic wonder, the characters’ passions are otherworldly in their intensity.

December 16, 2023
The 9th Art: The Deceptive Simplicity of Peyo’s <em>Smurfs</em>

The 9th Art: The Deceptive Simplicity of Peyo’s <em>Smurfs</em>

Peyo’s original Smurfs series offers readers a glimpse into a beautiful, sylvan world of medievalist wonder and adventure.

December 9, 2023
Kwieciński Triumphs with Tyrmand’s <em>Filip</em>

Kwieciński Triumphs with Tyrmand’s <em>Filip</em>

The success of Filip is that it combines the moving and the dramatic in perfect harmony.

December 9, 2023
John Gray’s Thoughts After Liberalism

John Gray’s Thoughts After Liberalism

“Like the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century, the new Leviathans are engineers of souls.”—John Gray

December 1, 2023
Ridley Scott’s Napoleon Is an Unmitigated Disaster

Ridley Scott’s Napoleon Is an Unmitigated Disaster

The inaccuracies are so numerous and glaring that an entire film could be made to document its errors alone.

November 26, 2023
Beyond Belief

Beyond Belief

Few will read Time to Think without realising that something went badly wrong at the Tavistock clinic.

November 18, 2023
The Personal Narratives of Hoyer’s <em>Beyond the Wall</em>

The Personal Narratives of Hoyer’s <em>Beyond the Wall</em>

In her exploration of East Germany, Hoyer doesn’t present socialism with a human face, but she does present the human faces of socialism.

November 9, 2023
A Pale Revival of a Ghostly Classic: <em>Un Ballo in Maschera</em> at the Met

A Pale Revival of a Ghostly Classic: <em>Un Ballo in Maschera</em> at the Met

The passion is palpable, but there is a smallness to the sets that cools the fire in the characters’ souls.

November 5, 2023
Forgotten Classics: Everyday Evils in Marie Belloc Lowndes’ <em>The Lodger</em>

Forgotten Classics: Everyday Evils in Marie Belloc Lowndes’ <em>The Lodger</em>

This novel, inspired by the murders of Jack the Ripper, ultimately forces readers to confront the evil that exists within their own breasts.

October 28, 2023