A Dissent on Girls
What the HBO series leaves out about the lives of young women
By William Deresiewicz Sunday, January 6, 2013
Your Baby Is a Statistician
What does an 11-month-old understand about random sampling?
By Jessica Love Thursday, January 3, 2013
Dabbling in Darwin
The polymathic Victorian is good company on a winter’s evening
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Repetition, Truth
From our continuing Afghanistan series, “Snapshots of a Fading War”
By Neil Shea Monday, December 31, 2012
Let Us Now Praise Dover Books
The literary legacy of E. F. Bleiler
By Michael Dirda Friday, December 28, 2012
Christmas Day
From our continuing Afghanistan series, “Snapshots of a Fading War”
By Neil Shea Monday, December 24, 2012
Why We Know So Little About High Achievers
Inquiring minds want to know—just not scientists
By Jessica Love Thursday, December 20, 2012
Who Would I Be Off My Meds
Can weaning oneself off pharmaceuticals ease the cycle of perpetual suffering?
By Scott Stossel Thursday, March 6, 2025
Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistanceby Laura Delano
“Writing in the Dark” by Denise Levertov
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Tiger Mom
At a forest preserve in India, a writer sees the world anew and learns how to focus her son’s restless mind
By Elizabeth Kadetsky Monday, March 3, 2025
American Carthage 
Echoes from the ancient conflicts between Hannibal’s city and Rome continue to reverberate well into the present
By Charles G. Salas Monday, March 3, 2025
Who’s to Say?
A bewildering take from a noted scholar of Christianity
By Sarah Ruden Monday, March 3, 2025
Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesusby Elaine Pagels
Learning to Be Social
What might Rousseau teach us about how to live with others?
By Sally J. Scholz Monday, March 3, 2025
Chapters and Verse
Looking for the poet between the lines
By Jay Parini Monday, March 3, 2025
Love and Need: The Life of Robert Frost’s Poetryby Adam Plunkett
