The man who once did so much to coarsen political debate has developed a nice line in feline subtlety.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot

Just to coarsen things, he admitted that the tipoff came from a policeman who had taken payment from one of his colleagues.

NEWYORKER: Hack Work

By using DiCaprio, and then aging him with prosthetic makeup, Eastwood lets us see how a slender, good-looking young man might thicken and coarsen with years and power.

NEWYORKER: The Man in Charge