“The Dacca Gauzes” by Agha Shahid Ali
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Not Your Parents’ New York Phil
Opening night at David Geffen Hall was an attempt to reconcile with an institution’s past and map out a way for the future
By Vivien Schweitzer Monday, February 13, 2023
Past is Present
Marie Arana on how violence, exploitation, and religion have ruled Latin America’s history—and might portend its future
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 10, 2023
Housewarming
“He averted his eyes and remembered something a yoga teacher had often told him, that when you thought people were laughing at you, they were only laughing near you.”
By Dennis McFarland Thursday, February 9, 2023
“The Hollow Men” by T. S. Eliot
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 7, 2023
The Promised Land of the Pampas
Javier Sinay on the forgotten history of the first Jewish immigrants in Argentina
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 3, 2023
Don’t Tell the Tourists
Hollywood’s surprising links to the antebellum South
By Laura Brodie Thursday, February 2, 2023
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
The Snow Maiden
Our final episode of 2018 is a send-off to the solstice
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, December 30, 2024
