Henry James

The Awkward Age

Daniel Krotz | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living


Daniel Krotz

I'm caught between a lingering fantasy of a Roman Holiday, and the aspirations of a Care Consultant who hopes I am infirm enough to require batteries for effective locomotion. Goodness, what an awkward age!

Video Books, or Vooks: Do We Need to Watch Books as Well as Read Them?

David Finkle | Posted 10.14.2009 | Books


David Finkle

It would be a sin -- practically a capital crime -- to write off masterpieces because no one has the patience for the sentences Marcel Proust had the patience to craft so scrupulously.

Unrequited Love: Is There Ever an Upside?

Robert Fuller | Posted 11.21.2009 | Style


Robert Fuller

No suitor wants to admit it, but those who don't return our love often give us something as valuable as those who do.

Hillary + Obama = High Drama

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics


Arianna Huffington

Hillary's appointment isn't even official, but the Obama/Clinton narrative has already left the realm of politics. Its twists, turns, shadings, and complex emotions are the stuff of literature.