What We Got Wrong
How Arabs look at the self, their society, and their political institutions
By Lawrence Rosen Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Point and Shoot
How the Abu Ghraib images redefine photography
By Andy Grundberg Wednesday, December 1, 2004
The Coming of the French
My life as an English professor
By Phyllis Rose Wednesday, December 1, 2004
The Software Wars
Why you can’t understand your computer
By Paul De Palma Wednesday, December 1, 2004
"I Can’t Believe I’m Doing It with Madame Bovary"
Learning to write musical comedy
By Jonathan Karp Wednesday, December 1, 2004
In Praise of Flubs
The pursuit of perfection has taken all the personality out of recorded classical music
By Sudip Bose Wednesday, December 1, 2004
The Crooner and the Physicist
Jacques Brel and The New Yorker profile that never reached critical mass
By Jeremy Bernstein Wednesday, December 1, 2004
The Industrial-Strength Humanist
J. Irwin Miller knew how to get things built
By Robert Campbell Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Something New in the West
Kurt Beals on translating All Quiet on the Western Front
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 28, 2025
The Resistance Fighter as Philosopher
Remembering Vladimir Jankélévitch
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, February 27, 2025
“The Vow” by Yuliya Musakovska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 25, 2025
In the Endless Arctic Light
A journey to the far north of Norway means confronting our changing climate
By Walter Nicklin Thursday, February 20, 2025
“Faustina, or, Rock Roses” by Elizabeth Bishop
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Family/History
David Levering Lewis digs into his own origin story