Things Noted Here and There
Neely Tucker,"What's the Meaning of Life? Turn to the Last Page," Washington Post, 29 March, reviews Simon Critchley's The Book of Dead Philosophers.
Jamie Merrill,"The Ten Best History Books," Independent, 27 January, lists Merrill's selections, which strike me as an interesting, but given the title, odd list.
Edward Rothstein,"Casting a Sliver of Light on the Heart of Darkness," NYT, 29 March, reviews"Brazza in Congo: A Life and Legacy," an exhibit at New York University's Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, and"Brazza: A Symbol for Humanity," an exhibit at Manhattan's National Arts Club.
"Lorca and the Gay World," New Yorker, 24 March, is a booknote on Ian Gibson's Lorca y el mundo Gay.
Simon Callow,"The little fellow who ruled the world," Guardian, 28 March, reviews Simon Louvish's Chaplin: The Tramp's Odyssey.
Richard Brooks,"TS Eliot's snort of rejection for Animal Farm," Sunday Times, 29 March, reveals the poet's editorial rejection at Faber and Faber of Orwell's masterpiece. Hat tip.
Joshua Cohen and Thomas Nagel,"John Rawls: On My Religion," TLS, 18 March, attends the persisting religious temperament that influenced his political philosophy.
Howard W. French,"The Darfur the West Isn't Recognizing as It Moralizes About the Region," NYT, 29 March, reviews Mahmood Mamdani's Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror.