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
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, December 30, 2024
Live, Laugh, Love Ancient Philosophy
Bringing self-help back to its ancient Greek roots
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, October 11, 2019
“The Emperor of Ice Cream” by Wallace Stevens
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Friday, October 11, 2019
Porgy and Bess at the Met
The pinnacle of American classical music and the nation’s most venerable opera company have long needed each other
By Joseph Horowitz Wednesday, October 9, 2019
You Must Be Joking
A comic book, a movie, politics, and race
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, October 9, 2019
“Lines to a Nasturtium” by Anne Spencer
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Friday, October 4, 2019
The Banjo and the Ballot Box
How country music has been used on the campaign trail—and in political office
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, October 4, 2019
