Swept Away
When Géricault painted The Raft of the Medusa, he immersed himself in his subject’s horrors
By Anthony Brandt Saturday, September 1, 2007
The Wreck of the Medusa By Jonathan Miles
Nurtural Intelligence
The discoverer of the Flynn effect claims that genes control IQ less than you’d expect
By Richard Restak Saturday, September 1, 2007
What Is Intelligence? Beyond the Flynn Effect By James R. Flynn
Words and Music
Two ways of thinking about what our brains can do
By Jennifer Michael Hecht Saturday, September 1, 2007
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human NatureBy Steven Pinker / Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain By Oliver Sacks
The Trojan War
Now even some environmentalists are supporting the use of nuclear power to generate electricity. One man’s story suggests the industry can’t be trusted
By William Nichols Saturday, September 1, 2007
Poetry Stand
How a precocious group of high school poets learned to provide verse on demand
By Diana Goetsch Saturday, September 1, 2007
Louise Glück’s Italy of the Mind
On a classical stage peopled by workers, wives, and lovers
By Langdon Hammer Saturday, September 1, 2007
Lady of the Lake
Writer Brenda Ueland and the story she never shared
By Alice Kaplan Saturday, September 1, 2007
Apologies All Around
Today’s tendency to make amends for the crimes of history raises the question: where do we stop?
By Gorman Beauchamp Saturday, September 1, 2007
Findings: Amateurism
From the Spring 1976 issue of The Scholar
By William Haley Saturday, September 1, 2007
The Shipping News
Ian Kumekawa tells the story of the global economy in one barge
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, May 9, 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 Thursday, May 8, 2025
Raspberry Heaven
A yearly back-yard harvest opens a door to the divine
By Garret Keizer Friday, May 2, 2025
A Midsummer Night’s Stream
Can digital performances save America’s nonprofit theaters?
By Wendy Smith Thursday, May 1, 2025
“Pin Pricks of Loneliness” by Etheridge Knight
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Coming Home
Craig Thompson digs up memories of farm labor and the history of ginseng
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, April 25, 2025
