Lorrie Moore explores the thin veil between life and death
From our US edition
It’s hard to find writers ancient or modern who have used language with a music, wit and tenderness comparable to Moore’s
Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell is The Spectator’s US assistant editor.
Sunday
Friday
Why religious art is as relevant as ever
In the heart of Shoreditch, a handful of arts students have strayed from their typical east London mould. Those who study at the Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts are taught, through research and the practice of traditional arts and crafts, to ‘experience the beauty of the order of nature – a spiritual, sacred beauty,
Wednesday
Are surgical museums such as the Hunterian doomed?
I have a soft spot for specimen jars and skeletal remains. Museums of natural history, surgical pioneering or anthropological oddities have always struck me as equally suitable for lunch breaks and first dates as for serious study and research. As far as public and casually accessible encounters with mortality go, these kinds of museums are
Wednesday
The sex appeal of lobsters
The night before I moved a pet lobster into my flat, I ate agnolotti all’ aragosta for dinner. It was possible that my soon-to-be companion, Snips McGee – who I inherited from a friend – would outlive me (the oldest lobster on record was estimated to be 140 years old) and I wanted one last
