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
Rage, Muse
The novels that revisit Greek myths, giving voice to the women who were scorned, wronged, or forgotten
By Wendy Smith Thursday, August 1, 2024
“Tristan da Cunha” by Roy Campbell
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Paradise Reclaimed
Olivia Laing on the dark histories and utopian dreams of the flower bed
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, July 26, 2024
Femmes Fantastiques
Mickalene Thomas and the art of remixing
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, July 25, 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
“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
In the Endless Arctic Light 
A journey to the far north of Norway means confronting our changing climate
By Walter Nicklin Monday, December 2, 2024
