More Noted Things

Rochelle Gurstein,"Oh, the Humanities," TNR, 26 March, takes up the conversation between Louis Menand and Anthony Grafton.

Daniel Mendelsohn,"Epic Endeavors," New Yorker, 6 April, reviews John Banville's The Infinities, David Malouf's Ransom: A Novel, and Zachary Mason's The Lost Books of the Odyssey: A Novel.

Adrian Higgins reviews Sarah Rose's For All The Tea In China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History for the Washington Post, 28 March.

Gary Krist reviews Anthony Brandt's The Man Who Ate His Boots: The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage and Glynn Williams's Arctic Labyrinth: The Quest for the Northwest Passage for the Washington Post, 28 March.

Gerald Howard,"Thirties Somethings," bookforum, April/May, reviews Marion Meade's Lonelyhearts: The Screwball World of Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney.

Thomas E. Ricks,"The ugly specifics of ‘The Pacific'," Foreign Policy, 29 March, publishes Eric Hammel's critique of HBO's mini-series, The Pacific. Thanks to Aaron Bady for the tip.

Sean Wilentz,"The Essence of Anarchy," TNR, 30 March, tracks the American history of nullification.

Finally, farewell to Progressive Historians after a great run as one of the most important history blogs.