Writing in Australian
Notes on some stunning Antipodean authors
By Brian Doyle Friday, April 25, 2014
Don’t Mock the Monocle (A Webcomic)
On our unspoken preferences for ordering adjectives
By Jessica Love Thursday, April 24, 2014
Hey Good Lookin’
Brain scans show that mathematicians register degrees of beauty when shown formulas
By Josie Glausiusz Wednesday, April 23, 2014
The Best of the Bard
Our favorite passages from Shakespeare’s works
By Our Editors Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Wave Your Hands and Say It Right
On the surprising relationship between gestures and memory
By Jessica Love Thursday, April 17, 2014
The Epic Viking Saga of the Everyday
Eleanor Barraclough on the ordinary people of Norse history
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 31, 2025
“The White Heart of God” by Jack Gilbert
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 28, 2025
“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Keepers of the Old Ways
Eliot Stein on the people keeping cultural traditions alive
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 17, 2025
“The Purse-Seine” by Robinson Jeffers
Poems read aloud, beautifully