The Story of an Exile
Arnold Schoenberg and his Piano Concerto
By Sudip Bose Thursday, February 6, 2020
“The Gravel Walks” by Seamus Heaney
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 4, 2020
“Advice to a Girl” by Sara Teasdale
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 28, 2020
A Million Kindnesses
Honoring Jim Lehrer, beloved newsman and friend
By Robert Wilson Friday, January 24, 2020
The Composer as Dissident
Karl Amadeus Hartmann and the act of bearing witness
By Sudip Bose Friday, January 24, 2020
“miss rosie” by Lucille Clifton
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 21, 2020
In the Endless Arctic Light
A journey to the far north of Norway means confronting our changing climate
By Walter Nicklin Thursday, February 20, 2025
“Faustina, or, Rock Roses” by Elizabeth Bishop
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Family/History
David Levering Lewis digs into his own origin story
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 14, 2025
In the Lions’ Studio
A new dual biography turns the lens on the towering architects of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
By Noah Isenberg Thursday, February 13, 2025
Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equationby Kenneth Turan
“My Mother on an Evening in Late Summer” by Mark Strand
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 11, 2025
The Fair Fields
Only rarely did the outside world intrude on an idyllic Connecticut childhood, but in the tumultuous 1960s, that intrusion included an encounter with evil