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
His nonfiction writing, filled with terrible politics and startling prose, inspires awe and loathing.
Jan 16, 2020 / Zachary Fine