Spotlight
Five Books Banned for Dubious Reasons—So You Should Definitely Read Them
Banned Books Week drew attention to free speech, intellectual freedom, and the right to quietly read a good novel
by Our Editors | Monday, October 02, 2017
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Marathon Man
When it comes to athletic records, what was once thought impossible is now imaginable
by Eric Wills | Friday, September 21, 2018
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Shifting Sands
We’re almost out of this tiny grain—and we’re only now beginning to pay attention
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, September 21, 2018
Shelf Life
Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times
A video teaser for Alan Walker’s new biography
by Stephanie Bastek | Thursday, September 20, 2018
Measure by Measure
A Requiem of One’s Own
Stravinsky’s late 12-tone masterpiece
by Sudip Bose | Thursday, September 20, 2018
Editors’ Picks
Professor Raskolnikov at the Lectern
14 fictional characters who wouldn’t do anything by the book
by Our Editors | Wednesday, September 19, 2018
View from Rue Saint-Georges
Checkmate
In chess, as in life, there are no guarantees
by Thomas Chatterton Williams | Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Current Issue
“Internet ventures have become such behemoths that the immunity they received two decades ago may no longer make sense.”—Lincoln Caplan
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Book Essay
Bringing In the Horse
Virgil’s account of the sacking of Troy has similarities to the political situation of our day
by Mary Lefkowitz
Essays
Present Tense
Even in this interminable drugstore line, my daughter’s last summer before college is slipping by far too quickly
by Laura Bernstein-Machlay
Essays
My Family’s Siberian Exile
A writer pieces together the forgotten history of life in Stalin’s special settlements
by Megan Buskey
