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...narrator of the book, Henry L’Hôte, gives up writing after a successful first novel. Is Henry’s story a roman à clef for your own experiences...
...Catullus 101,” the Roman poet writes an elegy for his brother, who died alone and far from home. This poem, which famously ends “Ave atque vale,” or “hail and farewell,” has inspired the elegies of generations of poets, from Alfred Lord Tennyson to Billy Collins. In her latest book, “Nox,” poet Anne Carson uses Catullus’ elegy as a lens through which to understand the death of her own brother. “I have loved this poem...
Down with the Man Christopher Hayes' article "The Twilight of the Elites" is a fantastic reminder of the hubris of supposed experts [March 22]. Since the financial crisis started, many consultants, fund managers and other privileged executives have proved to be glorified charlatans. Perhaps, like the Roman generals of old, they should keep lackeys on hand, tasked to repeatedly remind them of their fragile human mortality. Rafael Pintos-López, MICHELAGO, AUSTRALIA
...Down with the Man Christopher Hayes' article "The Twilight of the Elites" is a fantastic reminder of the hubris of supposed experts [March 22]. Since the financial crisis started, many consultants, fund managers and other privileged executives have proved to be glorified charlatans. Perhaps, like the Roman generals of old, they should keep lackeys on hand, tasked to repeatedly remind them of their fragile human mortality. Rafael Pintos-López, Michelago, Australia
...uninterested in administrative affairs and often away from headquarters, trotting the globe. That left Rome to the 20 or so Cardinals to vie for influence. The hope was that Benedict, who as Joseph Ratzinger was one of the most influential of the cadre of Vatican Cardinals, would whip the Roman Curia into shape. Instead, starting with Bertone, he chose to play defense. Says a longtime Vatican observer: "He knew the place well and saw a lot of long knives. He wanted loyalty above all else and chose people whom he could trust blindly, and hoped they could learn...