Following Ayn Rand too closely stranded me on a mountain peak. Here's how I came down.

Howard Roark is no statue. This is the story of his development as a human character.

The paradoxical characters of Oskar Schindler, Howard Roark and Shakespeare's Brutus

Architecture is the interface between man and nature. An opportunity for a theme!

Some characters are perfectly realized without being merely allegorical.

Essays on authenticity. And vampires. And hugs. And musicians.

You would expect Ayn Rand not to like the concept of "surrender," but sometimes she does.