Weak Endnotes

Vasso Lindi polls the classicists on the question:"Why is laughter almost non-existent in ancient Greek sculpture?" Eurozine, 18 September.

Michael Dirda,"Love's Possibilities and Impossibilities," Washington Post, 21 September, reviews Jed Perl's Antoine's Alphabet: Watteau and His World.

Jabari Asim,"The Right Men at the Right Time," Washington Post, 21 September, reviews Philip Dray's Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen.

H. W. Brands,"Westward Bound," Washington Post, 21 September, reviews David Roberts's Devil's Gate: Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy and Massacre at Mountain Meadows by Ronald W. Walker, Richard E. Turley Jr., and Glen M. Leonard.

Dwight Gardner,"Perfumed, Coiffed and Grappling With Demons," NYT, 18 September, reviews John Capouya's Gorgeous George: The Outrageous Bad-Boy Wrestler Who Created American Pop Culture.

Finally, farewell to Cliopatria's friends, The Nonist, Sivacracy, and Open University. Jeremy Young and Jacob Levy reflect on the failure of OU, despite its prestigious lineup of major academic stars.