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
The Fox in the Big House
Soviets, poetry, and foxes, oh my!
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, April 20, 2017
In Search of Lasting Peace
Benjamin Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem
By Sudip Bose Thursday, April 20, 2017
Berlin’s Version of “Progress”
No Uber, no smartphones, no stress
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Out of the Closet
The strange case of Erica Morini’s Stradivarius
By Sudip Bose Thursday, April 13, 2017
