Yiddishisms
Words from the old country enrich the language of the new
By Paula Marantz Cohen Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Dirty Pictures
George Bellows, the beauties of an industrial landscape, and a tribute to the quiet men who got things done
By Michael Dirda Friday, September 28, 2012
What Little Girls Are Made Of
Sugar and spice and linguistic precocity
By Jessica Love Thursday, September 27, 2012
They Work Hard for their Honey
So you better treat them right
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The Hobart Shakespeareans
A movie that reminds us how much a great teacher can do
By Paula Marantz Cohen Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Beside the Golden Door
The new immigrants, and some older ones
By William Deresiewicz Sunday, September 23, 2012
New and Old
Building a book collection, one treasured volume at a time
By Michael Dirda Friday, September 21, 2012
A Language Without Exact Numbers
The curious case of Pirahã
By Jessica Love Thursday, September 20, 2012
Wake to Sleep
What happens in the brain when we drift off to dreamland
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, September 19, 2012
“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
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 14, 2025
