A Seductive Spectacle
The languid bazaar of Lawrence Durrell’s Alexandria Quartet still beckons 50 years later
By Charles Trueheart Friday, June 1, 2007
Wide World
An essayist and activist who makes eloquent connections
By Sarah Fay Friday, June 1, 2007
Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics By Rebecca Solnit
The Meandering Naturalist
By William Howarth Friday, June 1, 2007
A Wanderer All My Days: John Muir in New England By J. Parker Huber
Magical Mind
Albert Einstein’s life
By Stephen Petranek Friday, June 1, 2007
EINSTEIN: His Life and Universe By Walter Isaacson
Dismantling the Dream
By Sandra Beasley Friday, June 1, 2007
The Trap: Selling Out to Stay Afloat in Winner-Take-All America By Daniel Brook, Henry Holt
A New Theory of the Universe
Biocentrism builds on quantum physics by putting life into the equation
By Robert Lanza Thursday, March 1, 2007
When 2+2=5
Can we begin to think about unexplained religious experiences in ways that acknowledge their existence?
By Robert Orsi Thursday, March 1, 2007
In Pursuit of Innocence
From the Spring 1953 issue of The Scholar
By Paul Sears Thursday, March 1, 2007
“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
Who Would I Be Off My Meds
Can weaning oneself off pharmaceuticals ease the cycle of perpetual suffering?
By Scott Stossel Monday, March 3, 2025
Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistanceby Laura Delano
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
Asteroid Hunters
The scientists and engineers who defend our planet day and night from potentially hazardous space rocks
By Jessie Wilde Monday, March 3, 2025
