Joseph Bottum and Postmodernism I frequently wondered what happened to Jody Bottum. I hear he was forced out of First Things after Fr. Neuhaus died. Wikipedia says it was an argument over funding and the direction of the journal. I've liked to speculate it's because he wrote a surprising piece
‘Metaphysical Animals’ and ‘The Women Are Up to Something’: A Philosophy of Their Own From the Wall Street Journal
Joseph Epstein's Four Volumes of Mini-Biographies Joseph Epstein's four volumes of literary mini-biographies: Plausible Prejudices: Essays on American Writing (1985) Partial Payments: Essays on Writers and Their Lives (1989) Pertinent Players: Essays on the Literary Life (1993) Life Sentences: Literary Essays (1997)