“The Vow” by Yuliya Musakovska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 25, 2025
In the Endless Arctic Light
A journey to the far north of Norway means confronting our changing climate
By Walter Nicklin Thursday, February 20, 2025
“Faustina, or, Rock Roses” by Elizabeth Bishop
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Family/History
David Levering Lewis digs into his own origin story
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 14, 2025
In the Lions’ Studio
A new dual biography turns the lens on the towering architects of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
By Noah Isenberg Thursday, February 13, 2025
Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation by Kenneth Turan
“My Mother on an Evening in Late Summer” by Mark Strand
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Family Tatters
A social experiment gone wrong
By Jon Zobenica Monday, June 19, 2023
The Sullivanians: Sex, Psychotherapy, and the Wild Life of an American Communeby Alexander Stille
What Could Be Wurst?
Jamie Loftus on the wild American world of hot dogs
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, June 16, 2023
The Whole World in His Hands
What a digital restoration of the most expensive painting ever sold tells us about beauty, authenticity, and the fragility of existence
By David Stromberg Thursday, June 15, 2023
“The Portrait” by Stanley Kunitz
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Why the West Won’t Die
Naoíse Mac Sweeney on writing a different kind of “big history” book
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, June 9, 2023
Last Dance
At a World War II internment camp, George Igawa entertained thousands of incarcerated Japanese Americans—while teaching a band of novices how to swing
By Julian Saporiti Thursday, June 8, 2023
“Leap Minnows, Leap” by James Still
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, June 6, 2023
