More Noted Things

Janet Maslin,"A World Without Humans? It All Falls Apart," NYT, 13 August, reviews Alan Weisman's The World Without Us. A world without human beings has no history. Right?

Alan Hollinghurst,"Back to the Future," Guardian, 11 August, reviews Rosemary Hill's God's Architect: Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain; and Damian Thompson,"Schumann's haemorrhoids and hangovers," Telegraph, 9 August, reviews John Worthen's Robert Schumann: The Life and Death of a Musician.

Nathanael Robinson recommends"The City in the Crosshairs: A Conversation with Stephen Graham (Pt I)," Subtopia: A Field Guide to Military Urbanism, 6 August.

Lynn Crosbie,"Actually, a cigar is never just a cigar," Globe and Mail, 11 August, reviews Paul Rutherford's A World Made Sexy: Freud to Madonna. Crosbie is rough on Professor Rutherford's book. It"is as jouissant as a desiccated jar of Astrolube." Hat tip.

Finally, farewell to Irene Morgan. Before Rosa Parks, there was Irene Morgan. Thanks to Manan Ahmed for the tip.