Michelle Komie, Senior Editor, Art & Architecture, shares her gift-giving list of stunning visual books for the holidays. Michelle Komie— Sometimes I’m inspired by the recipient, but usually I fall in love with a book and want to find the best possible home for it. This year, my holiday list
An excerpt from Nigel Warburton’s A Little History of Philosophy, a lively and accessible introduction to Western philosophy, bringing the ideas of the world’s greatest thinkers into focus. from Socrates’ questions about reality to Peter Singer’s thinking on the moral status of animals in our own times. Nigel Warburton— You
Spanning four centuries of fashion and art history, Aileen Ribeiro’s Facing Beauty: Painted Women and Cosmetic Art, illuminates shifting perceptions of female beauty through works of art and the evolution of cosmetics. This new book explores everyday perceptions of beauty in the Western world and the ways in which women utilized
Seven Perfect Gifts for the Lover of Indie Comics & Graphic Novels For several years, Yale University Press has been building a distinguished list of books about comic art and “art comics” of various kinds. Here are a few favorites especially suited for gift-giving to lovers of indie comics.
December 25th, 1776 is a deeply meaningful day in the history of the Revolutionary War and the legend of the creation of the United States. That night, General George Washington began a surprise attack against Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey. Planned – in earnest and in secrecy – for
Follow @yaleSCIbooks In the past weeks, we covered the deaths associated with a book on childrearing, bringing it into conversation with Childism: Confronting Prejudice Against Children, a new book by psychoanalyst and writer Elisabeth Young-Bruehl. All too sadly, it was not long before we shared the news that Young-Bruehl passed
Five Holiday Haikus from Jenya Weinreb, Managing Editor My Faraway One: Selected Letters of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, edited by Sarah Greenough Two art-world giants They write about everything It’s a love story The Anthology of Rap, edited by Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois From Sugarhill Gang To
Dear Paper Doll, My office holiday party is this week, and I would like to wear something that is festive and work-appropriate. I love Christmas so I’d like to show some holiday spirit, but tastefully (no reindeer antlers, please). The party is being held at an upscale cocktail bar, to