So Help Me God
What all fifty-four inaugural addresses, taken as one long book, tell us about American history
By Ted Widmer Wednesday, December 1, 2004
What We Got Wrong
How Arabs look at the self, their society, and their political institutions
By Lawrence Rosen Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Point and Shoot
How the Abu Ghraib images redefine photography
By Andy Grundberg Wednesday, December 1, 2004
The Coming of the French
My life as an English professor
By Phyllis Rose Wednesday, December 1, 2004
The Software Wars
Why you can’t understand your computer
By Paul De Palma Wednesday, December 1, 2004
"I Can’t Believe I’m Doing It with Madame Bovary"
Learning to write musical comedy
By Jonathan Karp Wednesday, December 1, 2004
In Praise of Flubs
The pursuit of perfection has taken all the personality out of recorded classical music
By Sudip Bose Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Words, Words, Words
How artists turned the canon against congressional inquisitors
By Brooke Kroeger Thursday, April 2, 2026
A Treacherous Secret Agent: How Literature Spoke Truth to Power During the Red Scareby Marjorie Garber
The Importance of Being Idle
What Paul Lafargue taught us about work
By Robert Zaretsky Monday, March 30, 2026
The Bottom of the Ninth
In baseball and in life, there is a cost to our pursuit of an error-free existence
By Elizabeth D. Samet Thursday, March 26, 2026
“Field and Forest” by Randall Jarrell
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Shotgun Ornithology
James H. McCommons on the first American efforts to save the birds
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, March 20, 2026
