Arts & Culture

Daniel Wahl reviews The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses, 2nd. ed., by Jesse Schell.

The Land of Giants is a proposal by Choi+Shine Architects to transform mundane electrical pylons into statues of men and women.

In Reason in Rhyme, Robin Field surveys the history of philosophy—in poetry and song—weaving basic principles of Objectivism into the mix.

Joseph Kellard reviews New York New York, by Richard Berenholtz.

Daniel Wahl reviews The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century, by Steven Pinker.

Considers the people and aspects of this show that make it delightful in practically every respect, and a microcosm of what egoism looks like in practice.

Identifies what appears to be an upsurge in films celebrating genius, achievement, and moral stature—and mocking the dark premises of modernist culture.

If you need great Christmas gifts for young kids, this is a gold mine.

A review of E. H. Gombrich’s The Story of Art.

A review of Anthony Ryder’s The Artist’s Complete Guide to Figure Drawing.