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
By the Content of Its Characters
On rereading “War and Peace” in the age of radical sensitivity
By Melvin Jules Bukiet Friday, February 3, 2017
Memories of Jazz Nights
You needed stamina, but the payoff was great
By Phillip Lopate Friday, February 3, 2017
Remembering Rostropovich
A defender of the arts during authoritarian rule
By Sudip Bose Thursday, February 2, 2017
Portraits of a Movement
Plus: our new visual arts blog, and a tour of Trump’s conflict of interest
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 27, 2017
The Inimitable Christian Ferras
What darkness lay beneath his excellence?
By Sudip Bose Thursday, January 26, 2017
