Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
(In 1965, Norman Mailer, watching her at a party, observed, “She’s a perfect advertisement for herself.”)
Lili Anolik • Didion and Babitz
vituperation
George Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
Hobson’s choice.
Jean Edward Smith • Eisenhower in War and Peace
Keep small, vote mainstream, and nod like it all makes sense. Yet here she is, asking for trouble. Acting like what she does might matter.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
hortatory
Jean Edward Smith • Eisenhower in War and Peace
Edward Hopper),
George Packer • The Unwinding
that’s when an editor has to step in. But not a moment sooner.”
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
when the going gets tough, Americans build new civic institutions .