Spotlight
A Kingdom of Little Animals
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of microorganisms made possible the revolutionary advances in biology and medicine that continue to inform our Covid age
by Laura J. Snyder | Thursday, June 01, 2023
Tuning Up
Get Me Rewrite!
The relationship between a renowned author and a consummate editor can sometimes make for high drama
by Eric Wills | Thursday, June 01, 2023
Read Me a Poem
“Huswifery” by Edward Taylor
Poems read aloud, beautifully
by Amanda Holmes | Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Smarty Pants Podcast
Music to Have Revelations To
Small Fools on the band’s brand of “cosmic bardcore”
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, May 26, 2023
Article
The Sound of Wood and Steel
A new exhibition explores the guitar’s power and influence in American art and life
by Steve Yarbrough | Thursday, May 25, 2023
Read Me a Poem
“Keeping Quiet” by Pablo Neruda
Poems read aloud, beautifully
by Amanda Holmes | Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Smarty Pants Podcast
Lines from the Front
Carolyn Forché on a wartime anthology of Ukrainian poetry
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, May 19, 2023
Current Issue
Plus: Laura J. Snyder considers how Antoni van Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of microorganisms informs our Covid Age; Julian Saporiti resurrects the sounds of George Igawa’s World War II internment camp orchestra; and Sarah Ruden revises our revisionist histories of Vergil
Cover Story
A Kingdom of Little Animals
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek’s discovery of microorganisms made possible the revolutionary advances in biology and medicine that continue to inform our Covid age
by Laura J. Snyder
Book Reviews
Frontline Oracle
A new biography of America’s most beloved grunt reporter
by Elizabeth D. Samet
Article
Last Dance
At a World War II internment camp, George Igawa entertained thousands of incarcerated Japanese Americans—while teaching a band of novices how to swing
by Julian Saporiti
Tuning Up
Get Me Rewrite!
The relationship between a renowned author and a consummate editor can sometimes make for high drama
by Eric Wills
