Something New in the West
Kurt Beals on translating All Quiet on the Western Front
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 28, 2025
The Resistance Fighter as Philosopher
Remembering Vladimir Jankélévitch
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, February 27, 2025
“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
Split City, U.S.A.
April White on the hottest place to untie the knot in 1890s America
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, June 24, 2022
A Remembrance of Places Both Empty and Full
The divine, stark photographs of Robert Adams
By Megan Craig Thursday, June 23, 2022
“She Tells Her Love While Half Asleep” by Robert Graves
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, June 21, 2022
The Joyce of Cooking
Flicka Small on how food is everything in the world of Ulysses
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, June 16, 2022
The Believer
When nobody would touch Joyce’s manuscript, Sylvia Beach stepped in
By Keri Walsh Wednesday, June 15, 2022
