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
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 14, 2025
A Rebel to Remember
Gregory P. Downs on the late Anthony E. Kaye’s groundbreaking history of Nat Turner
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, August 23, 2024
Riding With Mr. Washington
How my great-grandfather invented himself at the end of Reconstruction
By David Nicholson Thursday, August 22, 2024
“I Will Greet the Sun Again” by Forugh Farrokhzad
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Nights at the Opera
Long before he wrote his masterly novels, Stendhal was transformed by the power of music
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, August 15, 2024
“The Cucumber” by Nâzim Hikmet
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Going for Gold
Joshua Prager on a forgotten Olympic gymnast whose 1904 record still hasn’t been beaten
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, August 9, 2024
Bards Behind Bars
Reading Sartre aloud inside a maximum-security prison
By Tony Eprile Thursday, August 8, 2024
