Fintan O’Toole Golden Coats, Sacred Spoons Most of the coronation ceremony is a series of relatively recent inventions, a charade of historical continuity. May 7, 2023
James Shapiro Skytrain to Stratford-upon-Avon “I sometimes imagine a future in which Shakespeare’s plays have lost their edge, no longer speak to us. That won’t be in my lifetime.” January 15, 2022
Christopher Benfey A Cure for Metaphor-Blindness Jesus tries to teach his disciples this other way—this metaphorical way—of talking and seeing. But he fails repeatedly. And he is thrilled when he encounters someone who does know her way around metaphors. December 7, 2018
Garry Wills Chicago’s Magnificent ‘Macbeth’ This month at the Lyric Opera of Chicago there is a production of Verdi’s Macbeth to knock your socks off. October 18, 2010