Better Living Through Stoicism, From Seneca to Modern Interpreters
Stoicism is also a protocol of attentiveness, which makes it an attractive remedy for those who feel absented and estranged from themselves or the...
Joan Didion Chronicled American Disorder With Her Own Unmistakable Style
But can anyone lampoon her style without relying on it? To condemn the “Didion narrative” and all that a sentimental attachment to her obscures...
A Guide to Joan Didion’s Books
Didion’s “first collection of nonfiction writing, ‘Slouching Towards Bethlehem,’ brings together some of the finest magazine pieces published by anyone in this country in...
New Books Update Our Thinking About Cruelty
Unless you happen to be a proud sadist, intentional cruelty is something that other people do. When Hamlet said he had to be cruel...
ThighMasters, Jazzercise, Yoga and Other Chapters in the History of Women and Exercise
The history of personal fitness is strewn with objects that once gleamed with promise and now seem redundant, even ridiculous. Take the Peloton —...