We Are the Borg
Is the convergence of human and machine really upon us?
By Sam Kean Friday, August 16, 2024
The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI by Ray Kurzweil
Nights at the Opera
Long before he wrote his masterly novels, Stendhal was transformed by the power of music
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, August 15, 2024
“The Cucumber” by Nâzim Hikmet
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Going for Gold
Joshua Prager on a forgotten Olympic gymnast whose 1904 record still hasn’t been beaten
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, August 9, 2024
Bards Behind Bars
Reading Sartre aloud inside a maximum-security prison
By Tony Eprile Thursday, August 8, 2024
“Stick the Landing” by David Gewanter
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Kinship and Contradictions
Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz on the complexities of Native American identity
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 13, 2024
Verde
Learning a foreign language isn’t just about improving cognitive function—it can teach us to sense the world anew
By Jesse Lee Kercheval Thursday, December 12, 2024
“Full Moon Rhyme” by Judith Wright
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Aging Out
Many of us do not go gentle into that good night
By Anne Matthews Thursday, December 5, 2024
Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Ageby James Chappel
“To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Nothing” by William Butler Yeats
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Under a Spell Everlasting
Thomas Mann’s Magic Mountain, published a century ago, tells of a world unable to free itself from the cataclysm of war
By Samantha Rose Hill Monday, December 2, 2024
