Peter Schjeldahl’s Pleasure Principle Peter Schjeldahl’s Pleasure Principle
His art criticism fixated on the narcissism of the entire enterprise. But over six decades, his work proved that a critic could be an artist too.
Dec 9, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Zachary Fine
Love in the Time of Chatbots Love in the Time of Chatbots
Will dating as we know it change with the rise of AI? A recent book argues that it already has.
Jan 30, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Zachary Fine
The Enigma of John Donne The Enigma of John Donne
Racy, profane, and spiritual, the Metaphysical poet has remained a mystery to generations of readers.
Oct 24, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Zachary Fine
Leonora Carrington’s Irreverent Dreamscapes Leonora Carrington’s Irreverent Dreamscapes
The surrealist painter’s only novel, The Hearing Trumpet, is a wily, epicurean, and hilariously scattershot exploration of nature, religion, myth, and more.
Apr 1, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Zachary Fine
The Debauched, Sometimes Sublime Essays of D.H. Lawrence The Debauched, Sometimes Sublime Essays of D.H. Lawrence
Jan 16, 2020 / Zachary Fine