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
Made for You and Me
This land has contained our best and worst impulses
By Edward Hoagland Monday, December 3, 2018
Her Too
A daughter calculates the cost of her mother’s electrical career
By Johanna Droubay Tuesday, September 4, 2018
One April Day
A death, a book, an art show, and a promise of magnolia blossoms
By Rachel Hadas Monday, June 4, 2018
Haste Makes Waste
Which figures of speech will survive, and which will vanish?
By Edward Hoagland Monday, March 5, 2018
Against Wind and Tide
On the Asturian coast of Spain, cold days and a warm greeting
By Clellan Coe Monday, December 4, 2017
Waiting With Kipling
Kim, the Stoics, and the voices from my past
By Rachel Hadas Monday, December 5, 2016
The Thing About Books
Why downsizing to a mere 650 boxes of them makes good sense
By Jethro K. Lieberman Tuesday, September 6, 2016
