Category: REVIEW

Tales of Contemplation

In Los Contemplativos, d’Ors writes with a quiet enthusiasm for the intense sobriety of a life devoted to the fullness of each moment.

Ebb and Flow 

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

The Limits of Revivalism

The Limits of Revivalism

Bourke’s defence of the German philosopher is historically thorough and philosophically compelling.

December 24, 2023
<em>Mefistofele</em> Haunts Rome

Mefistofele Haunts Rome

In our nihilistic age, Boito’s Mefistofele may be primed for a comeback.

December 23, 2023
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 L’Amore dei Tre Re

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 Smurfs

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 Filip

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 Beyond the Wall

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