The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill
A murder in a locked room. Whodunit? And more importantly, howdunit? Who would want to kill philanthropist, union organizer, and…
The Soul of Nature: Caspar David Friedrich and Byron’s Childe Harold
A cold, wet February day - perfect backdrop for a journey into Romanticism—off on the M4 bus to the Met…
DEI and Getting Back on Track
Dialogue with Dignity I’ve been thinking about issues of racial justice since I was a teenager. I’m not claiming to…
In Love with London Fog
I kept coming across paintings of London by Yoshio Markino - gauzy portraits of a mysteriously colorful, old-world city often…
The Horizontal Man
There’s something irresistible about a crime story set in a school or college. Like the classic snowbound country house setting,…
A Better Class of Train
The two-forty-five express — Paddington to Market Blandings, first stop Oxford—stood at its piatform with that air of well-bred reserve…
The Reverse Ferret and the Vicar of Bray
Changing your mind is perfectly normal—and often essential. After all, it’s what education is all about - updating your thoughts…
The Day Trip
One childhood ritual during the days between Christmas and the return to school was the day trip to London. The…
Wayward and The Turning Tide
“That woman is pursued by demons,” Wally Brigley, the Board chair, declared as he settled into Tim Endibel’s office, plonked…
Seasonal Cheer at Wayward Academy
“You look about as festive as a radish sandwich,” Midge had said. And she wasn’t wrong—Tim Endibel, co-head of Wayward…