Deep within every nonfiction writer lie the seeds of a budding novelist. At least, I know that’s true for me. I’ve dabbled continually in...
Deep within every nonfiction writer lie the seeds of a budding novelist. At least, I know that’s true for me. I’ve dabbled continually in...
Tom Wolfe is one of the most original, honest, and unfettered contemporary observers of American culture alive today. Originator of “the New
Among the virtues we promote at The New Individualist are the courage, independence, integrity, and vision of creative producers in all walk
Few have personified the phrase “self-made man” as did legendary entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr...
When I was a boy growing up in the suburbs of Baltimore, few songs stuck with me the way this one did. I think I was nine or ten, and upon..
So said James Clavell, an Australian immigrant to America who learned the fundamentals of the American outlook on life in a horrific...
June 2007 -- I love opera! Thus recently I saw Die Walküre, the second installment of Richard Wagner’s monumental, four-part Ring cycle, at
Lee Child is the bestselling author of what Publisher’s Weekly calls “arguably today’s finest thriller series.” Its huge, and hugely popular
When I’m with friends, a favorite party drinking game is watching “Behind the Music” on VH1. The show usually profiles some graying rock
December 2007 -- The first question to ask upon starting up a vehicle should be: “Where are the brakes?” The first question to ask upon
I have not read Epstein’s book, but he apparently sees envy as a feeling that varies only in degree, from a mild wish to have what another..
The world of contemporary art is a big place with many contradictory movements. For anyone who wishes to be inspired by art, opening the
Imagine you are a colonel—a highly decorated war hero—in the greatest army on the face of the earth. You savor the taste of victory as your
May 2008 -- The easy integration of natural-looking people and outdoor scenes is one of the hardest-won achievements in the history of art..
BOOK REVIEW: Terry Goodkind, The Sword of Truth series (New York: Tor Books, 1994–2005).
Objectivists often look to the past for great artwork to contemplate and admire, avoiding the contemporary art scene as hopelessly......
You can find a discussion of one form of "escapism" (fantasy fiction) in my article " The Charms and Enchantments of Fantasy ." Or consider
Hampton was 6 when his hometown snapped. His father worked for the Memphis law firm that represented King when the civil rights leader led..
I have been active in the arts and the ideas that inform them since I was very young. At age three, I began studying ballet, and I was in
November 2001 -- A article from the Navigator Special: The Assault on Civilization, posted October 12, 2001. Published in the November 2001