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
On Prayer
I’ve never tried it, but I suspect the world could use a lot more of it
By Edward Hoagland Monday, June 6, 2016
Off to See the Wizard
Finding the virtues of Homer, Plato, and Jesus in Technicolor Oz
By Mark Edmundson Monday, February 29, 2016
Evolution by Other Means
Natural selection isn’t the whole story of human development
By Ian Tattersall Monday, December 7, 2015
No Wonder It Quakes
A massive aspen grove with a single root system might be immortal, or might be heading for extinction
By Jordan Kisner Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Jazz and Bras
Add basketball and you have a few of my favorite American things
By Brian Doyle Wednesday, December 10, 2014
In the Courtyard
The smell of jasmine and the murmur of family life in prewar Damascus
By Vicki Valosik Monday, September 8, 2014
Two Philosophers
What would Kierkegaard and Hegel do about the crises of our day?
By David Lehman Monday, June 9, 2014
The Ginger Boy
Minutes that changed the course of rock history
By Brian Doyle Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Night Train to Gijón
The fried-pepper sandwiches were oily and delicious, and the Spanish lesson was even more memorable
By Clellan Coe Friday, December 6, 2013
