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Articles by Clare Coffey
October 31, 2023 5:32 am
In ‘Lolly Willowes,’ the Most Extra Thing You Can Be Is a Witch
Sylvia Townsend Warner’s fable of an “extra” woman’s bid for quiet independence.
October 20, 2023 5:32 am
The Glories of the American Rodeo
A grand cultural institution that retains the power to thrill and delight.
April 27, 2023 5:30 am
You Have Permission to Be a Smartphone Skeptic
Claiming the teenage mental health crisis must be attributed to something other than personal technology forecloses an important conversation.
April 8, 2023 5:30 am
What Makes an ‘Easter Movie’?
One thing they have in common: an inability to do justice to what is actually going on, coupled with flair…
March 16, 2023 5:30 am
The ‘Mortuary Chic’ of Today’s Aspirational Kitchen
It’s almost impossible to imagine any actual cooking being done in these rooms full of dazzling white surfaces and shiny…
March 2, 2023 5:30 am
How to Save American Drinking in Five Easy Steps
By tightening some restrictions, loosening others, and rejiggering alcohol’s place in common life, we could better foster a culture of…
January 6, 2023 5:30 am
Rupi Kaur, Social Media’s Poet Laureate, Switches to Self-Help
But her view of popular creativity as a healing practice renders it immune to criticism—and excellence.
December 20, 2022 5:30 am
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
July 29, 2022 5:30 am
You’re Not Too Good for Tourism
Admit that you’re an outsider—and give people an opportunity to practice the virtue of hospitality.
