Ed Simon’s new book, An Alternative History of Pittsburgh, takes an idiosyncratic and fresh look at the origins of the Steel City.

The weather is finally warmer and the days finally longer; with summer upon us, Elliot Jordan compiles a list of eight incredible novels.

Elliot Jordan reads the Wolf Hall trilogy and grows to sympathize with the unexpectedly progressive and otherwise unsavory Thomas Cromwell.

Art galleries had to pivot online during a year of lockdowns. But Mohamed Sadik turns his focus to a gallery that was always online: GATE.

Jake Kendall takes a deep dive into the darkest corners of Hieronymus Bosch’s orgiastic, frenzied Garden of Earthly Delights.

Explore György Lukács’ assertion that irony is the highest freedom in a world without God through an examination of Madame Bovary.

While food has long been a potent conveyor of nostalgia, explore how the work of N. K. Jemisin may turn our gaze towards the future.

Explore the politics of fantasy novels in exploring Strange Evil and War for the Oaks, and how both have been overshadowed by Tolkien.

Hope Mirrlees’ Lud-in-the-Mist, a novel often overlooked in modernist literature, gets an in-depth revisit from Victor Rees.

Elliot Jordan revisits Douglas Dunn’s extraordinary novel-in-verse, The Donkey’s Ears, and one of history’s most oft-overlooked odysseys.

Elliot Jordan explores themes of Catholicism present throughout the work of Robert Browning.

Elliot Jordan discusses Francis Spufford’s bold historical novel Red Plenty and its retelling of a pivotal and hopeful moment in the history

Still life painting is often perceived as dull or flat, frequently overlooked in favor of more “exciting” subjects.

Elliot Jordan looks back at the dark, disturbing and prescient worlds detailed in the work of Joseph Conrad.

Jake Kendall separates fact from fiction in his retrospective of the famed artist.

So, who exactly was Caravaggio?

What we talk about when we talk about literary minimalism.

Lily Ekimian explores the anatomy and charm of a David Sedaris book signing.

What’s so scary about being average? Lily Ekimian reexamines John Cheever’s 1947 short story, "The Enormous Radio."