“JustPearlyThings”: Pearl Davis and the Problem of the “Modern Woman”
People love to hate Pearl Davis. Like Nara Smith and Hilaria Baldwin, Pearl attracts no end of ire on the internet but […]
Living the examined life
Living the examined life
People love to hate Pearl Davis. Like Nara Smith and Hilaria Baldwin, Pearl attracts no end of ire on the internet but […]
After writing about the coziness of British storybooks, a friend remarked that British architecture seems designed for coziness. Most of us (Americans, […]
Beginning Arthur Ransome’s “Swallows and Amazons” with little to no context, one might wonder where it takes place. The names are not […]
There can be a real thrill in testing out an idea you’ve read about. Is it true? Does it hold up to […]
Years ago, I read in a clipping from a magazine that Julie Andrews’ favorite book in childhood was B.B.’s “The Little Grey […]