The Patron Subjects
Who were the Wertheimers, the family that sat for a dozen of John Singer Sargent’s paintings?
By Jean Strouse Thursday, November 14, 2024
A Giant of a Man
The legacy of Willie Mays and the Birmingham ballpark where he first made his mark
By Eric Wills Thursday, October 10, 2024
Adventures With Jean
Striking up a friendship with an older writer meant accepting the risk of getting hurt
By Craig Nova Thursday, October 3, 2024
Feels Like Coming Home 
The wonders of the coastal redwood
By Danusha Laméris Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Free
The knowledge of approaching death may allow some of us to experience time in new and liberating ways
By Philip Weinstein Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Riding With Mr. Washington
How my great-grandfather invented himself at the end of Reconstruction
By David Nicholson Thursday, August 22, 2024
Bards Behind Bars
Reading Sartre aloud inside a maximum-security prison
By Tony Eprile Thursday, August 8, 2024
Just When You Thought It Wasn’t Safe …
How Wilbert Longfellow turned America into a nation of swimmers
By Vicki Valosik Monday, June 24, 2024
For Whom Do We Create?
The conundrum facing so many American artists today
By Sharon Sochil Washington Monday, June 3, 2024
Bicentennial Beginnings
Learning to write and learning to live, with Richard Wilbur as a guide
By Seth Lerer Thursday, January 4, 2024
The Days After
Remembering Samantha Smith, the girl who dared to dream of peace at a time when so many feared a global war
By Wendy Fontaine Thursday, October 19, 2023
A Clean, Well-Ordered Place
An ode to the grocery store
By Steve Yarbrough Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Lionized
The life and death of a celebrity puma—and what it really means to be wild
By Sophie Newman Friday, September 29, 2023
This Is Not the Zombie Apocalypse
Is a new form of methamphetamine really to blame for a host of urban problems?
By Jessica Gregg Friday, September 8, 2023
Queen of the Castle
Looking for Mama Lou, the legendary singer whose work helped inspire American ragtime
By Eric McHenry Wednesday, September 6, 2023
The Interdisciplinarian
Evelyn Fox Keller has spent a lifetime in different scientific fields, while managing to shatter a glass ceiling or two
By Sandra M. Gilbert Tuesday, September 5, 2023
A Room for the Ages
Oglethorpe University’s time capsule was meant to last thousands of years, but will it?
By Colin Dickey Monday, August 21, 2023
Dancing With Deneuve
A young writer observed a failure in the making while watching François Truffaut in action
By James Conaway Friday, August 11, 2023
Freud Airlines
Now boarding, all passengers, Flight 1900 to Vienna
By Judith D. Schwartz and Tony Eprile Thursday, July 13, 2023
