Archive - Further Up

The Case of the Disappearing Worlds

In which I buy old books

Aug 6 • Bethel McGrew

July 2026

Christopher Nolan Can't Bring Odysseus Home

The blockbuster has bigger problems than wokeness.

Jul 28 • Bethel McGrew

London Summer Diary: ARC, Day 2

In which I meet a saint, drink too much champagne, and consider what it means to be human

Jul 23 • Bethel McGrew

Candace Owens and the Comfort of Conspiracy

If the Candace Owens show is the worst novel ever written, why do people keep turning the pages?

Jul 16 • Bethel McGrew

London Summer Diary: ARC Day 1

In which I learn how to be a responsible citizen

Jul 7 • Bethel McGrew

What is a Country?

From the archives, for America250

Jul 4 • Bethel McGrew

25 Essential American Songs

A semiquincentennial countdown

Jul 2 • Bethel McGrew

June 2026

Unhappy and Gay

Honest gay essays, reviewed

Jun 22 • Bethel McGrew

The Resurrection of Michael Jackson

Truth, lies, and myth

Jun 12 • Bethel McGrew

How a Christian Man Dies

On Ben Sasse's manly suffering

Jun 8 • Bethel McGrew

There Must Be Blood

On abortion and the universal constant of human sacrifice

Jun 5 • Bethel McGrew

May 2026

More Than a Name On a Wall

From the archives, for Memorial Day

May 25 • Bethel McGrew

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