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
A Road Unforeseen
Read an excerpt from Meredith Tax’s book about the women fighting the Islamic State—and winning
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Women v. ISIS
Feminism in the Syrian desert, microbes everywhere, and one agony aunt
By Stephanie Bastek Tuesday, August 23, 2016
