Friday, 18 September 2026
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Arts & Letters Daily · 01:37
How a young Roger Scruton, an apolitical and unusually charming Cambridge undergraduate, became Britain's most reviled intellectual ↗How a young Roger Scruton, an apolitical and unusually charming Cambridge undergraduate, became Britain's most reviled intellectual
Arts & Letters Daily · 01:37
The split between Harold Bloom and Northrop Frye led to no shortage of bad blood. But were their theories of literary inheritance that far apart? ↗The split between Harold Bloom and Northrop Frye led to no shortage of bad blood. But were their theories of literary inheritance that far apart?
Arts & Letters Daily · 01:37
In 2011, a reddish hair was found in Thomas Jefferson's bible. That discovery prompted a decade of DNA testing – and a lot of ill will ↗In 2011, a reddish hair was found in Thomas Jefferson's bible. That discovery prompted a decade of DNA testing – and a lot of ill will
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:32
Critical theory can be used to convey sophistication — but when it goes wrong, the whiff of pretension and arrogance is unmistakable ↗Critical theory can be used to convey sophistication — but when it goes wrong, the whiff of pretension and arrogance is unmistakable
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:32
Saffron for joy, ostrich liver for melancholy: medieval mental health was absurd. Yet some aspects seem strangely modern ↗Saffron for joy, ostrich liver for melancholy: medieval mental health was absurd. Yet some aspects seem strangely modern
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:32
“The body could have been that of a hobo.” The life — and death — of Victor Serge is evidence that years spent on the barricades takes a toll ↗“The body could have been that of a hobo.” The life — and death — of Victor Serge is evidence that years spent on the barricades takes a toll