A Portrait of the Scholar
The life of Ireland’s towering literary figure became a work of art in its own right
By Michael O'Donnell June 19, 2025
The life of Ireland’s towering literary figure became a work of art in its own right
The Unjolly Green Giant
How C. F. Seabrook became the Lear of the vegetable fields
By Anne Matthews June 9, 2025
How C. F. Seabrook became the Lear of the vegetable fields
The Rascal of Pont-Aven
Reassessing a renowned painter’s troubling life
By Hannah Stamler June 2, 2025
Reassessing a renowned painter’s troubling life
Sticking With It
A sobering chronicle of our toxic times
By Juli Berwald June 2, 2025
A sobering chronicle of our toxic times
Unbuilding the Mystery
What might Indigenous spiritual practices have in common?
By Ilan Stavans June 2, 2025
What might Indigenous spiritual practices have in common?
Farmed Out
The uncertain future of the nation’s heartland
By Donald Worster June 2, 2025
The uncertain future of the nation’s heartland
Streams of Consciousness
A writer’s intrepid exploration of troubled waters
By Anne Matthews June 2, 2025
A writer’s intrepid exploration of troubled waters
An Enigma at the Center
The story of the American West in one photograph
By Alix Christie May 22, 2025
The story of the American West in one photograph
Doing Nothing Is Everything
An areligious writer finds peace in a Benedictine monastery
By Costică Brădăţan April 10, 2025
An areligious writer finds peace in a Benedictine monastery
More Than Human
The dawn of a technologically enhanced super-species is upon us
By Michael Shermer Monday, March, 06, 2017
The dawn of a technologically enhanced super-species is upon us
Robocops and Robbers
Criminal justice in the age of digital spying and surveillance
By Jill Leovy Monday, March, 06, 2017
Criminal justice in the age of digital spying and surveillance
One Nation Under God
The contentious role of Christianity in politics
By Dennis Covington Monday, March, 06, 2017
The contentious role of Christianity in politics
“Time to Plant Tears”
An intimate biography of one of the 20th century’s great poets
By Dana Gioia Monday, March, 06, 2017
An intimate biography of one of the 20th century’s great poets
Taking Old Abe to Task
A historian’s uncommonly grim view of the Great Emancipator
By David S. Reynolds Monday, March, 06, 2017
A historian’s uncommonly grim view of the Great Emancipator
Travels in Literary Time
A writer’s excursions beyond mere archives
By Jay Parini Monday, March, 06, 2017
A writer’s excursions beyond mere archives
Selective Memory
Ideas do not always catch on right away
By Christoph Irmscher Monday, December, 05, 2016
Ideas do not always catch on right away
Controlled Experiments
The Soviet Union’s ideological and inefficient view of science
By Aileen M. Kelly Monday, December, 05, 2016
The Soviet Union’s ideological and inefficient view of science
Too Much Poetic License
An attempt to identify the object of the Bard’s affections
By Andrew Motion Monday, December, 05, 2016
An attempt to identify the object of the Bard’s affections
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