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Beauty can present itself in unexpected ways, and photographer Alex Attard is very keen on capturing it whatever its form.  “One constant in my work

Most people who have received maggot therapy would recommend it to others, despite the odor, pain, itching, and pure yuck factor.

The Atlantic Did America’s artists and thinkers deserve their claim to glory? This article was published online on May 5, 2021. Louis Menand’s big new book on art, literature, music, and thought from 1945 to 1965 instills the conviction that the 20th century is well and truly over. It seems like the right gift for the graduating college senior this year. Born in 2000, the proud degree-holder may not recognize the Jackson Pollock reproduced on the accompanying Congratulations! card, or know ...

There will be no power-sharing, no reconciliation, no peace of the brave.

The Atlantic What the Media Are Missing About Joe Manchin The senator has skillfully managed his image, to stay viable in a state that went from a Democratic to a Republican majority. March 5, 2021 Cheriss May/NurPhoto /Getty In 2005, I gathered with my fellow West Virginia trial lawyers for our annual conference in Charleston, the state’s capital. After legal seminars, we headed for back rooms, where the gregarious group told stories, drank whiskey, and assessed the latest developments in st...

The Atlantic The talk-radio host, who died this week, hurt the conservative movement. February 18, 2021 Updated at 12:07 p.m. ET on February 19, 2021. As a radio broadcaster, Rush Limbaugh, who died yesterday, was a great success: He pioneered his genre, attracted millions of listeners for several decades, and grew fantastically wealthy. Many good people were used to his daily company, something unimaginable to critics who heard only the most odious excerpts from his broadcasts, never the more ...