Tolstoy’s Beards

The end of 2011 is nigh. We’ve put up with lists and recommendations. But the annual book of revelations is not complete without a flurry of links, starting with the fifth (!) wave of the decline and fall of the American empire. Perhaps saving the Classics will save us all.  Umberto Eco is back, much to the Smart Set’s chagrin. Lapham’s explores the Rime of the Ancient Father. I leave you with Tolstoy: imperfections and all.