Brian Sholis

- "In charting what is relevant at a given moment, bringing new art and cultural developments to our readers’ attention, we aren’t just embracing topicality for topicality’s sake; we’re trying to stay unsettled."

* “Additionally, consider how to make explicit the things that may naturally be implied in a conversation.”

- "What could be more worthy, and rewarding, I think, than to give over the second half of life to the recovery of the first?"

* “Instead of growing your Rolodex, double down on your best friendships, and find your 10 Club.”

- “In arguing that faculty radicalism is often illusory I do not mean to suggest that it doesn’t matter. On the contrary, it probably matters more than we generally think, just because elites probably matter more than we generally think.”

* “The time you spend is not your own.”

- "As an activist on the left, I long assumed that my role consisted entirely of raising awareness, sounding alarms, and deploying arguments; it took me years to realize that I needed to help build and defend spaces in which listening could happen, too. As citizens, we understand that the right to speak has to be facilitated, bolstered by... See more