Ross' columns

I am a big fan of the Nobel Prize for Literature. I have carefully tracked down works from every laureate, and read them. (Some were easier ...

Life with a near-two-year-old is rewarding and challenging. One challenge was that I had to forgo my usual theater screening of the animated...

Late start this year! I was reading a book that was leant to me, the fantastic Wolf Hall , and only just finished it yesterday. So whether I...

Interesting crop of nominees this year: Very few regrettable artists, and, finally, a strong move away from the dad rock inclusions of the r...

Nonfiction The Monarchy of Fear by Martha Nussbaum A very good pop philosophy work on why fear is so detrimental for democracies, with s...