The Word Made Flesh
What writers do and what boxers do is more alike than you might imagine
By Colum McCann Wednesday, December 1, 2010
The Seduction
After years of favoring the endurance-test approach to teaching literature, a professor focuses on how to make books spark to life for her students
By Paula Marantz Cohen Wednesday, December 1, 2010
The Passionate Encounter
A noted midcentury critic has much to say in his journal about his fellow writers and the literary world they shared
By Alfred Kazin Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Reassessing Rossellini
Restoration of Rome Open city, the director’s masterpiece, prompts a look at why he later retreated from the neorealism it introduced
By Joseph Luzzi Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Rereading Oliver Goldsmith’s “Deserted Village” in a Changed Ireland
By Eavan Boland Wednesday, December 1, 2010
“Writing in the Dark” by Denise Levertov
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Tiger Mom
At a forest preserve in India, a writer sees the world anew and learns how to focus her son’s restless mind
By Elizabeth Kadetsky Monday, March 3, 2025
Learning to Be Social 
What might Rousseau teach us about how to live with others?
By Sally J. Scholz Monday, March 3, 2025
After the Fallout
On jellyfish babies, my father’s pain, and the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific
By Teri Michele Youmans Monday, March 3, 2025
