The Epic Viking Saga of the Everyday
Eleanor Barraclough on the ordinary people of Norse history
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 31, 2025
“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
How to Think About the Coronavirus
Whether we will collectively move away from fears that make us subservient and move, or inch, toward a more interconnectedly humane world—this, as far as I can tell, remains up to us
By Philip Alcabes Tuesday, March 10, 2020
All Your Friends Are Listening to This Podcast
How we can combine peer pressure and public policy to make the world a better place
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, March 6, 2020
Dispatches From the Operating Room
An excerpt from The Invention of Surgery
By Katie Daniels Tuesday, March 3, 2020
The Invention of Surgeryby David Schneider
“Diving into the Wreck” by Adrienne Rich
A knife, a camera, a book of myths
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 3, 2020
War by Other Means
Subverting governments with lies is nothing new
By James Gibney Monday, March 2, 2020
Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfareby Thomas Rid
Image Was Everything
A new biography of the seminal pop artist of the 20th century
By Meryle Secrest Monday, March 2, 2020
Warholby Blake Gopnik
