Music
Scatterbrained Child Rearing
The Myth of the First Three Years: A New Understanding of Early Brain Development and Lifelong Learning, by John T. Bruer, Reclaiming Our Children: A Healing Plan for a Nation in Crisis, by Peter R. Breggin
Cutting Out the Middlemen
It's easier than ever for artists to reach audiences directly. But is that always a good thing?
The Politics of Plenitude
The marketplace multiplies cultural identities and creates true diversity. No wonder the right and the left are upset.
Mind Over Matter
In the information economy, intellectual property is bringing huge returns. But just how will society split up the bounty?
Who Killed Culture?
From barbarism to democracy, elites seek a suspect in the reported death of art.