The Maestro as Engineer
Ernest Ansermet and Arthur Honegger’s speeding train
By Sudip Bose Thursday, November 29, 2018
Protected by Privilege?
An exercise in illogic
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Incarcerating the Innocent
An excerpt from Lara Bazelon’s examination of wrongful imprisonment
By Katie Daniels Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Lara Bazelon
Podcasts To Get You Thinking
Our new Daily Scholar columnist reviews the best educational offerings
By James McWilliams Monday, November 26, 2018
Bill of Health
The shock of entering the American health-care system
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, November 21, 2018
“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
By Megan Craig Thursday, January 2, 2025
“The Horses” by Edwin Muir
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 31, 2024
