The Epic Viking Saga of the Everyday
Eleanor Barraclough on the ordinary people of Norse history
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 31, 2025
“The White Heart of God” by Jack Gilbert
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 28, 2025
“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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
Marching Into 2018
Has Johann Strauss ever sounded so foreboding?
By Sudip Bose Thursday, January 4, 2018
Intimations of Fascism
The problem with hating the haters
By Mark Edmundson Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Resting in Peace
A long-ago death and the strange solace of language
By Dennis Covington Friday, December 29, 2017
CSI: Roman Empire
How climate change and disease might have been the real killers
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 22, 2017
My Grandson’s Run
An expression of love brings to mind others withheld
By Dennis Covington Friday, December 22, 2017
Among the Believers
Handel’s Messiah didn’t always have a sacred context
By Sudip Bose Thursday, December 21, 2017
The Virtue of Mastery
Dedication, perseverance, and a rapper’s stellar performance
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, December 20, 2017
