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
The Quest for Cather
When subjects play hard to get
By Anne Matthews Thursday, February, 15, 2024
When subjects play hard to get
Thunder in Her Head
A new biography of a master choreographer
By Jerome Charyn Thursday, February, 01, 2024
A new biography of a master choreographer
The Homesick Composer
Sergei Rachmaninoff may have taken American citizenship in 1943, but his heart and soul remained in his Russian past
By Joseph Horowitz Friday, January, 26, 2024
Sergei Rachmaninoff may have taken American citizenship in 1943, but his heart and soul remained in his Russian past
The Creature Eating Its Tail
From progress to death wish
By Randy Rosenthal Monday, January, 15, 2024
From progress to death wish
Heavy Mettle
A story of oppression and resilience
By Teri Ellen Cross Davis Monday, December, 18, 2023
A story of oppression and resilience
Bodies Grotesque and Beautiful
Searching for aesthetics and meaning in the monstrous
By Sierra Bellows Monday, December, 04, 2023
Searching for aesthetics and meaning in the monstrous
Air Show
What the rise of an NBA superstar tells us about ourselves
By Eric Wills Monday, December, 04, 2023
What the rise of an NBA superstar tells us about ourselves
All Dolled Up
How American Girl transformed the doll world—and why millennials love it so
By Jayne Ross Thursday, November, 30, 2023
How American Girl transformed the doll world—and why millennials love it so
Thought Experimenters
Making sense of a broken world
By Robert Zaretsky Monday, November, 27, 2023
Making sense of a broken world
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