Words into Ploughshares
The Georgics in English just American enough
By A. E. Stallings
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Universal Truths
The stories we’ve told ourselves about the heavens and the Earth
By Jennifer Michael Hecht
June 1, 2005The stories we’ve told ourselves about the heavens and the Earth
Moral Exemptions
Should the law give special rights to the religious?
By R. Laurence Moore
June 1, 2005Should the law give special rights to the religious?
Canon Fodder
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By John Seelye
June 1, 2005Works that Need Some Explanation
An Epitapher of Literary Ghosts
William Dean Howells secured the reputations of others, but not his own
By William P. Kelly
June 1, 2005William Dean Howells secured the reputations of others, but not his own
Drinking in the Past
Six beverages that changed the world
By Gary Cross
June 1, 2005Six beverages that changed the world
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson
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Ideology as Anatomy
How shifting ideas about women’s bodies have affected their lives
By Sierra Bellows
Monday, December, 02, 2024How shifting ideas about women’s bodies have affected their lives
Island Royalty
A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary
By Madison Smartt Bell
Monday, December, 02, 2024A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary
The Creator’s Code
Are humans alone in their ability to make art?
By Evelyn McDonnell
Monday, December, 02, 2024Are humans alone in their ability to make art?
All Talk
Ease of communication will not save us
By Sam Kean
Monday, December, 02, 2024Ease of communication will not save us
Barbarity at the Bataclan
A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light
By Charles Trueheart
Monday, December, 02, 2024A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light
Heart of Semi-Darkness
A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors
By Tim Carman
Thursday, November, 07, 2024A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors
Masters of Horror and Magic
The German folklorists who helped build a nation
By Anne Matthews
Friday, November, 01, 2024The German folklorists who helped build a nation
For Want of Touch
The astonishing breadth of our passions
By Diana Goetsch
Thursday, September, 26, 2024The astonishing breadth of our passions