Harper's magazine, which has a much longer production schedule, is publishing an inadvertently topical essay in its issue distributed this week: a report about the perspective of Palestinian stone-throwers toward the state of Israel by Chris Hedges, a reporter for The New York Times.
Such judgments were also passed on his topical art essays.
Perhaps to minimize thematic repetition, Peters and his fellow-editor Jakob Lothe have omitted Miller's most fiery challenge to the mainstream of Conrad studies — the preface that he wrote "in counterpoint" to a collection of essays emphasizing topical resonances.
Benchley is best remembered for his contributions to The New Yorker, where his essays, whether topical or absurdist, influenced many modern humorists.
There has always been excellent topical content on Beliefnet, like essays about the spirituality of gay marriage, interviews with politicians about their faith lives, and blogs about paganism, atheism, Jewish home-schooling, Calvinism and much more.
In addition to reviews, Gleiberman also wrote essays, profiles and topical pieces.
Your blog will evolve as you discover your style, which might be short topical pieces or long-form reflective essays (or a combination of the two).
Almost 64 years after Wiener wrote it, his essay is still remarkably topical, raising questions about the impact of smart machines on society and of automation on human labor.
For areas of mutual interest, authors will be invited to write a focused essay (less than 1500 words) putting forth a particular, possibly provocative viewpoint on a topical subject.
