Art

Did Art Do That?

The best of art and pop culture is often not entirely intended.

Thomas Merton’s Blueprint for a More Contemplative Life

This year marked the 75th anniversary of his seminal work, ‘The Seven Storey Mountain.’

To Thine Own Self Be True

Tara Isabella Burton’s new book ‘Self-Made’ surveys the grand, and sometimes ridiculous, history of how crafting identities shaped our modern world.

When Should Children See a Nude Statue?

David, democracy, ding-a-lings.

Heaven, Earth, and Lithuania

The Paintings of M. K. Čiurlionis.

Art for Whose Sake?

There are tyrants among us who insist that cultural value is tied to some political criterion.