Footnotes to Jefferson’s Idea of Happiness
We are free to pursue it, but what does it mean?
By Max Byrd Saturday, March 26, 2022
The Promised Land of the Pampas
Javier Sinay on the forgotten history of the first Jewish immigrants in Argentina
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, March 25, 2022
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times
The people of Poland step up
By Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough Saturday, March 19, 2022
Sakura Fever
How an English eccentric saved Japan’s beloved cherry trees—and spread them around the world
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, March 18, 2022
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES
Footage from a war and the effects on your brain
By Richard Restak Thursday, March 17, 2022
“Nothing Twice” by Wislawa Szymborska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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
“The Horses” by Edwin Muir
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Snow Maiden
Our final episode of 2018 is a send-off to the solstice