If Pablo Picasso’s statement, “Good artists copy; great artists steal,” holds true, David and the Citizens are great musical artists. Collaging together the sounds of the iconic bands of the last four decades, the Swedish rockers have had a number-one hit on MTV’s Up North and...

Jorge Luis Borges (paraphrasing Oscar Wilde) wrote in his essay “The History of the Tango” (1955) that music can reveal hidden “personal pasts,” moving the listener to lament misfortunes he never suffered and wrongs he did not commit. “I confess that I cannot hear ‘El...

BWC, What is The Ankeny Briefcase? How can I buy a copy of The Ankeny Briefcase? When is it coming out? Why hasn’t it come out yet? Are you still accepting stories? What ever happened to that Albeny Briefcase thing? Sincerely, A Wide Variety of People All over the place Dear folks interested...

Fellows, Before Jordan steps in with his usual letter, I wanted to write a short note. Earlier this year, when we first launched the site, we had a much smaller readership than we have now. And even though a lot of people weren’t paying attention, we did have some of our best articles. I want...

My wife and I watched a French film last night (Clara et Moi), and I was struck once again by the writing of Rilke as an extended quote of his was central to the movie. In Letters to a Young Poet, he articulates the great value of living life fully, absorbing both the glory and the suffering, the beauty...