Freudian Clip: Interview with Adam Phillips
Adam Phillips’ Becoming Freud is a biography that explores the life of the young Freud, spanning his first fifty years,…
Interviews
The History of Rock ’n’ Roll in 10 Songs
We are excited to announce The History of Rock ’n’ Roll in Ten Songs, by cultural critic and Rolling Stone columnist Greil…
John Singer Sargent: the Complete Paintings
Yale’s series of books cataloguing the complete paintings of John Singer Sargent nears completion with the release of…
A Little History of A Little History Of Literature
John Sutherland’s ‘Little History’ tackles a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to…
Voyaging in Strange Seas: An Interview with David Knight
‘A mind for ever voyaging through strange seas of thought, alone…’ – William Wordsworth, The Prelude The metaphor of…
Method in Madness: Discovering Prions
Despite initial scepticism from peers and critics alike, neurologist and biochemist Dr. Stanley B. Prusiner has developed a greater…
Wilfred Owen and the notion of chivalry
One of Britain’s best-known and most loved poets, Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) was killed at the age of 25…
Virtual Money Revolution: currency in the digital age
Private currencies have always existed, from notes printed by individual banks to the S&H Green Stamps that consumers…
Introduction to Wilfred Owen
Wilfred Owen (1893-1918) was killed at the age of 25 on one of the last days of the…
The Unbalanced Economic Relationship of the United States and China
What makes the economic relationship between the United States and China so fraught with anxiety, tension, and a…
James McNeill Whistler: A Life for Art’s Sake
Daniel E. Sutherland’s biography of luminary American artist James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) is not only the first in…
The App Generation: Identity, Intimacy, and Imagination in a Digital World
No one has failed to notice that the current generation of youth is deeply – some would say…
If Mayors Ruled the World
In the face of the most perilous challenges of our time – climate change, terrorism, poverty, and trafficking…
Introducing The Leonard Bernstein Letters
Leonard Bernstein was a charismatic and versatile musician – a brilliant conductor who attained international super-star status, and…
Friendship: An Interview with Philosopher A. C. Grayling
A central bond, a cherished value, a unique relationship, a profound human need, a type of love. What…