Asterisks

This past weekend, two athletes made history in the marathon—but should their achievements give us pause?

Mural of businessmen

10 Famous Authors With Surprising Day Jobs

Or, 10 reasons to hang on to that office job

Live, Laugh, Love Ancient Philosophy

Bringing self-help back to its ancient Greek roots

“The Emperor of Ice Cream” by Wallace Stevens

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Curiosity

Porgy and Bess at the Met

The pinnacle of American classical music and the nation’s most venerable opera company have long needed each other

You Must Be Joking

A comic book, a movie, politics, and race

Sarbani Ghosh

Dream State Landscapes

“Lines to a Nasturtium” by Anne Spencer

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Las Tetas de Liérganes

Cudillero

“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Keepers of the Old Ways

Eliot Stein on the people keeping cultural traditions alive

Above the River of Your Longing

Two new prompts

Casa Gorín

“The Purse-Seine” by Robinson Jeffers

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Birthday Boy

“The Horses” by Ted Hughes

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Amy Wetsch

Life, magnified

New Year, Old Year

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