Music
Adieu to the Avant-Garde
As the artistic regime shifts, realism, rhyme, and representation make a comback.
Youth Appeal
Self-appointed Web watchers are worried that virtual smoking and drinking might lead to the real thing.
Judge Dread
Robert Bork's hyperbolic assault on contemporary culture is a best-seller. But it has even his conservative allies backing away.
Assimilation, American Style
Universalist ideals, capitalism, a plethora of associations, and a love of progress are the secret to interethnic identity.
On Campus: Purging Bingeing
Students will always drink, but colleges can try to control the consequences.
The Good Old Days Are Now
Forget what you've heard about "working harder and getting less." Most Americans have both more leisure and better goods than they did 20 years ago.
The Contents of Our Character
What defines American culture? Books every new immigrant should read.
Borders Patrol
Book sales are surging. Superstores are booming. And the American Booksellers Association doesn't like it.
"The Age of the Editor"
Speech delivered at "The State and Fate of Publishing: A Flair Symposium"
Rock Me With a Steady Roll
Is the flute too exciting? Does the waltz corrupt? Is jazz indecent? And what about Madonna?…Stay tuned for the latest episode of "Ban That Tune"!
