“The White Heart of God” by Jack Gilbert
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Brahmin and His Imaginary Friend
How a classic paean to the honest virtues of a Maine fisherman obscured several ugly truths
By Janna Malamud Smith Friday, January 24, 2025
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Thursday, January 23, 2025
Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln’s Union by Richard Carwardine
“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Keepers of the Old Ways
Eliot Stein on the people keeping cultural traditions alive
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 17, 2025
Beneath the Powdered Wig
Reinterpreting the life of our trendiest Founding Father
By Nancy Isenberg Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons From a Misunderstood Founder by Christian Parenti
Varieties of Experience
Culture rewires our brains and shapes how we think
By T. M. Luhrmann Wednesday, September 23, 2020
The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous by Joseph Henrichby Joseph Henrich
The Poet Who Painted
Max Jacob, who helped introduce Picasso to the French, was a talented artist in his own right
By Rosanna Warren Wednesday, September 23, 2020
“Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T. S.” by Nissim Ezekiel
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Pandemic Mathematics
Covid-19 has surrounded us in a flurry of numbers, but what’s behind the digits?
By Chloe Shaw Monday, September 21, 2020
Coronavirus and the Withering of the Public Sphere
What are the chances of a post-pandemic world?
By Philip Alcabes Saturday, September 19, 2020
