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It is an unusually warm morning in San Francisco. My parents are sitting on the back porch reading the paper, sipping coffee. Suddenly, there is the sound of broken glass as I come flying through the window behind them. A surreal moment—it...

Well, here we are again, old friend, Ancient of Days,

Eyeball to eyeball. 

To save her, they had to cut her brain in two,
Had to sever nerves, strip one lobe almost bare—
It left her blind.

On July 14, 1959, the Richmond News Leader ran an editorial by Ezra Pound entitled “Keynes Brainwashed Electorate with Economic Hogwash.” It was his first and last publication in the Virginia newspaper—despite a yearlong stint as its...

My neighbors’ dog, shut out of their house
a quarter mile uphill from us, has barked
all night, protesting. 

A review of coverage by us and others, as well as a new article for the occasion.

For nearly half a century, Pat Robertson has built a media juggernaut on the twin foundations of religious fundamentalism and hard-nosed politics. He has enjoyed unmatched influence, but is it the end of an era?

VQR once again scored big as the finalists for the National Magazine Awards were announced today in New York City. The awards, the Pulitzers of the magazine world, are sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors in association...

On the occasion of Clarke’s death, we reprint his 1960 article about supersonic flight.