The Meaning of Minimalism
Going beyond its glossy lifestyle image to the existentialism at its heart
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 14, 2020
“Love Poem” by Audre Lorde
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 11, 2020
The Story of an Exile
Arnold Schoenberg and his Piano Concerto
By Sudip Bose Thursday, February 6, 2020
“The Gravel Walks” by Seamus Heaney
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Keepers of the Old Ways
Eliot Stein on the people keeping cultural traditions alive
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 17, 2025
“The Purse-Seine” by Robinson Jeffers
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 14, 2025
The Writer in the Family
The fiction of E. L. Doctorow gave a young man hope of connecting his father and his literary hero
By Jonathan Liebson Wednesday, January 8, 2025
The Weight of a Stone
Searching for stability in an erratic world led Oliver Sacks and other writers to the realms of geology