Made for You and Me
This land has contained our best and worst impulses
By Edward Hoagland Monday, December 3, 2018
Opera 101
A crash course in how to love one of the most elusive art forms
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, November 30, 2018
The Maestro as Engineer
Ernest Ansermet and Arthur Honegger’s speeding train
By Sudip Bose Thursday, November 29, 2018
Protected by Privilege?
An exercise in illogic
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Incarcerating the Innocent
An excerpt from Lara Bazelon’s examination of wrongful imprisonment
By Katie Daniels Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Lara Bazelon
Podcasts To Get You Thinking
Our new Daily Scholar columnist reviews the best educational offerings
By James McWilliams Monday, November 26, 2018
Something New in the West
Kurt Beals on translating All Quiet on the Western Front
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 28, 2025
The Resistance Fighter as Philosopher
Remembering Vladimir Jankélévitch
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, February 27, 2025
“The Vow” by Yuliya Musakovska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 25, 2025
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