Song of the Earth

On Terrence Malick’s Days of Heaven

Silences

A South African family of privilege kept its secrets

New Hope from Dope

The Deciders

Two presidents and their war

Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis as Commander in ChiefBy James M. McPherson / Founders’ Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln By Richard Brookhiser

Why Does a Tall Man Write Poetry?

Taking Shots

A powerful plea for vaccination

On Immunity: An Inoculation By Eula Biss

The Day of the Luthier

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Last Works

Every writer eventually faces the question: Is there anything left to say?

The Violent Bear It Away

E Pluribus Unum

A conversation about words

Letter From Mumbai: Intolerance

An open letter to India’s Prime Minister from a persecuted writer

Four Poems

Adventures of the Double-Headed Girl, The Girl with Antlers, Thou Shalt Not, Monogamy

Sound and Fury

The flawed, tragic hero whose music defined an age

Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph By Jan Swafford

Taken by Storm

Instant Gratification

As the economy gets ever better at satisfying our immediate, self-serving needs, who is minding the future?

Biofashionista

The Big Uneasy

A city’s seamy side

Empire of Sin By Gary Krist

Solar Complexus

We may be alone after all

The Copernicus Complex By Caleb Scharf

Carnival of the Animals

The Italian artist Carpaccio cast a careful, loving eye on his many nonhuman subjects

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