In Defense of Facts: What Is the Essay? By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight When does fact become fiction? William Deresiewicz on essays, embellishment, and the slippery slope of “truthiness.”
How the Descendants of the Marquis de Sade Became Champions of His Once Taboo Legacy By Julia Wick Highlight “For five generations, the marquis’ name was taboo in our family,” Hugues marveled. “It was as if there was an omertà (conspiracy of silence) against him! The family no longer even used the title marquis.”
