Second Thoughts: George Scialabba on Shakespeare

By George Scialabba

This is the sixteenth in Critical Mass's new Second Thoughts series, curated by Daniel Akst. More about this series, and how to submit, here. Securus judicat orbis terrarum, the Romans used to

Second Thoughts: Fergus M. Bordewich on Burmese Days

By Fergus M. Bordewich

This is the thirteenth in Critical Mass's new Second Thoughts series, curated by Daniel Akst. More about this series, and how to submit, here.  I wasn’t looking for George Orwell in Burma,

Second Thoughts: Blue Like Jazz

By David Nilsen

This is the twelfth in Critical Mass's new Second Thoughts series, curated by Daniel Akst. More about this series, and how to submit, here.  My father was a traveling preacher without a

Second Thoughts: Joanna Scutts on Emma

By Joanna Scutts

This is the tenth in Critical Mass's new Second Thoughts series, curated by Daniel Akst. More about this series, and how to submit, here. I remember how my first copy of Emma

Garry Howze on Go Tell It On the Mountain

By Garry Howze

This is the eighth in Critical Mass's new Second Thoughts series, curated by Daniel Akst. More about this series, and how to submit, here. In a somewhat measured attempt to match the fine