The Valedictions of Elwyn Brooks
How the eminent essayist made an art of signing off
By Gregory Martin Monday, December 29, 2025
Expect the Worst
Sometimes we free ourselves by embracing our darkest fears
By Ronald W. Dworkin Thursday, December 4, 2025
The Breath Is Everything 
How an encounter with the Dalai Lama led to forays into Buddhism
By James Conaway Monday, December 1, 2025
Too HIP to Be Square
Wagner’s Ring on period instruments?
By Vivien Schweitzer Monday, December 1, 2025
The Heart of the Matter
A new cardiovascular drug may be revolutionary, but what we really need is more quality time with our doctors
By Jay Neugeboren Monday, December 1, 2025
The Visual Turn
Painting portraits of other people can tell us truths about ourselves
By Paula Marantz Cohen Monday, December 1, 2025
Gone Fishin’
Could two famous rivermen really have met their end while grappling giant fish in a Kansas river?
By Eric McHenry Thursday, November 6, 2025
Redemption Song
What the rehabilitation of Pete Rose says about American society today
By Eric Wills Friday, October 24, 2025
A Visit to Epidaurus
When a play ends with a dismemberment, the effect on the audience can be transformative
By Rachel Shteir Friday, September 26, 2025
Paint It Black
The allure of the pigment that has polarized like no other
By Lincoln Perry Monday, September 8, 2025
A Room of Their Own
The guest room is more than just a place where visitors can crash
By Ann Beattie Thursday, September 4, 2025
When True Crime Became All Too Real
How my family survived a harrowing home invasion
By Diane Cole Friday, August 1, 2025
Puzzled
In the world of jigsaws, there can be a fine line between productivity and pleasure
By Susannah Pratt Friday, July 18, 2025
Hiding in Plain Sight
What happens when a progressive city is forced to reckon with its connections to an unjust past?
By Jonathan Coleman Thursday, June 12, 2025
A Fight With Cudgels
Meditations on death, Goya, and the immutability of art
By Nick Lyons Monday, June 2, 2025
Learning to Be Social
What might Rousseau teach us about how to live with others?
By Sally J. Scholz Thursday, May 15, 2025
A Midsummer Night’s Stream
Can digital performances save America’s nonprofit theaters?
By Wendy Smith Thursday, May 1, 2025
After the Fallout
On jellyfish babies, my father’s pain, and the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific
By Teri Michele Youmans Thursday, April 24, 2025
