Celebration of a Curious Character
November 30, 2018 · Magazine, culture, Magician
Ricky Jay, 1946-2018.
Cultural and Political Commentator
Dan Alban
2 articles 2017–2018
Dan Alban contributed to The Weekly Standard in 2017 and 2018, writing pieces that included cultural commentary and a memorial tribute to the political philosopher Peter Augustine Lawler.
In Memoriam: Peter Augustine Lawler
May 23, 2017 · Philosophy, Obituaries, Today's Blogs
Peter Augustine Lawler was a humanities professor's humanities professor, a genial gadfly who could talk and write about contemporary politics and pop culture—he was a huge fan of director Whit Stillman and published articles such as "Disco and Democracy" and "Celebrity Studies Today"—as adroitly…