Few writers examined their own assumptions and misapprehensions as intelligently as Didion. by Jacob Bacharach
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The Matrix Never Gets Old The latest movie in the series, âResurrections,â explores the indignities and triumphs of middle age. by Ryu Spaeth
The End of the Novel of Carefree Striving In Marlowe Granadosâs âHappy Hourâ and Christine Smallwoodâs âThe Life of the Mind,â upward mobility is elusive. by Philippa Snow
Dostoevskyâs Favorite Murder The author of âCrime and Punishmentâ had a love-hate relationship with the true-crime obsessions of his era. by Jennifer Wilson
The Trouble With Writing About Vivian Maier Biographers get distracted by the photographerâs unusual life storyâto the point of diminishing her work itself. by Jeremy Lybarger
