Leonid Pasternak’s ‘The Throes of Creation,’ late 19th century. (Wikimedia Commons) In the short run, I think, the intellectual satisfaction that came of doing criticism and philosophy as an ...

Colson Whitehead made his debut in 1999 with the publication of his first novel The Intuitionist. At the time, the country was in the middle of a Y2K meltdown, Whitehead introduced us to Lila Mae ...

Intuitionism teaches that there are objective moral truths, and that human beings can find them by using their minds in a particular, intuitive way. Intuitionism teaches three main things: There are ...

Shop TODAY independently determines what we cover and recommend. When you buy through our links, we earn a commission. Learn more. Jenna Bush Hager entered her dystopian era with her March Read With ...

Not many writers have a backlist that’s as fun to describe as Colson Whitehead’s. An inventory of his novels’ hooks includes a shadowy elevator-inspection agency (“The Intuitionist”), a zombie ...

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LA has a diverse cast of characters. Whether it's the characters with stirring stories or interesting occupations or the people who are just simply characters, this town has them all. In an effort to ...