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
Creative Destruction
The spiritual quest of the alchemist
By Jennifer Sinor Monday, October 25, 2021
Every Letter is a Love Letter
You take time to write only when you care
By Jennifer Sinor Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Fatal Courage
How Emerson helped me see, as if for the first time
By John Kaag Monday, December 7, 2020
Trade Winds
I thought tenure meant I could retire with the team that drafted me
By Jay Neugeboren Monday, March 2, 2020
Ten Sights (I Wish I’d Seen)
Purple ocean’s majesty, the dodo, and other wonderful things
By Priscilla Long Tuesday, September 3, 2019
How to Be a Big-League Critic
Helpful hints from a professional
By David Lehman Monday, June 3, 2019
Literary Information Derived From Privileged Writers
Did they know how good they had it?
By Ann Beattie Monday, March 4, 2019
