Terry Teachout, RIP

Terry Teachout died. It’s a terrible loss. He was one of those writers that made you feel smarter and better. I first started reading him when I was in college. He was the first columnist I read when National Review showed up. Kyle Smith at The New Criterion has a great tribute.

“The thing to know about Terry Teachout is that he knew everything. Whether it was pop culture or high culture, from the ballet and the opera down to John Wayne pictures from the 1940s, he marinated in all of it. Theater, music, literature, movies: there is so much sublime art to consider that one lifetime can’t…