Returning to Matthew Arnold
Sometimes appreciation of a book depends on when you read it
By Paula Marantz Cohen Tuesday, January 8, 2013
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
Muscle Memory
Michael Joseph Gross on the importance of strength, past and present
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, April 11, 2025
Doing Nothing Is Everything
An areligious writer finds peace in a Benedictine monastery
By Costică Brădăţan Thursday, April 10, 2025
Aflame: Learning from Silenceby Pico Iyer
“Campo dei Fiori” by Czesław Miłosz
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Lessons From Harlem
A white blues player’s streetside education
By Adam Gussow Friday, April 4, 2025
Splitting Our Sides
A new biography of a comedy pioneer
By Stephen Macone Thursday, April 3, 2025
Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Liveby Susan Morrison
“The Dream” by Theodore Roethke
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Song for the Earth
Finding a message for today in the music of Gustav Mahler
By Joseph Horowitz Monday, March 31, 2025
