Intellectual andnmoral elegancenare notnout of fashion…nDuring these times, Chronicles ofnCulture remains based on the propositionnthat ideas, attitudes, morals andnmanners still matter—even in anworld that takes itself too serious] >•nat one moment and reduces everythingnto trivialities the next.nAt this juncture of history.nChronicles of Culture still insistsnthat civilizations are built upon a spencific vision of order and virtuenAnd that moral and socialnnorms have never ceased tonbe their firmest moorings.nEven today—in spite of all wenwitness in print and on the screen .sn—Chronicles of Culture beliecsnthat literature, art, various othernmodes of cultural expression, and freenintellectual inquiry are, as they alwayonhave been, the best guardians of humanenvalues. And that they must be defended,nwith substance and intensity, from thenreigning low standards of criticalnevaluation. Chronicles ofnCulture is not comfortablen[•cading for those who deemnreason and rectitudenobsolete.nThe support of taste, civilitynand style is our metier. We arenstaunchly against fads, yet interestednin seminal fashions andntrends. Those who dye their hairnpurple will find Chronicles ofnt’uZture offensive, as will thosenwho consider common sense thena very of the mind.nDiscerning readers findnChronicles of Culture to bentheir choice. We believe younwill too.nTo subscribe to Chronicles of Culturencomplete and return the attached replyncard.nnn