I gave pretty short shrift to Roland Barthes’ Mythologies  when I “ reviewed ” it last year. But since the Tour de France is kicking o...

Here are some more quick-hit reviews to bring me up to date on my recent reading: The War of Art , by Steven Pressfield This i...

I doubt I would have picked up Roland Barthes’ Mythologies , if I hadn’t loved the heck out of The Marriage Plot  by Jeffrey Eugenid...

It's Independence Day here in the US. And really, what better day is there to focus on the doppelgangers of some prominent French-speak...