Realizing My Grandfather’s Sailing Dreams
When Covid hit, we already had the boat, so we only had to throw the lines
By Jessica Wilde Saturday, April 16, 2022
Inside the Burns Unit
How Scotland’s national poet brought solace at a time of pain and isolation
By Thomas Fox Averill Thursday, March 31, 2022
Reading Thucydides in a Time of Pandemic
What the Athenian historian’s insights predict about the future of our own democracy
By W. Robert Connor Saturday, February 5, 2022
Wave to Me
There’s one thing I won’t relinquish to a pandemic that’s claimed so much
By Megan Craig Thursday, February 3, 2022
The Plague Year
The more things change, the more they stay the same
By David Guterson Thursday, January 27, 2022
On Hugging
What we lose when we can’t get close to the ones we love
By Chloe Shaw Saturday, January 15, 2022
The Pandemic Mood
Who created it and how it is maintained
By Philip Alcabes Saturday, January 8, 2022
Mad Dogs and Transcendentalists
How the individualism of Emerson and Thoreau differs from today’s libertarianism
By Robert A. Gross Saturday, November 20, 2021
Back to School
A return to reading as a private and a public act
By Seth Lerer Saturday, October 23, 2021
Facing Death at the Ends of the Earth
The discovery of the world’s oldest rock offers a hefty dose of perspective
By Walter Nicklin Thursday, October 7, 2021
Coronavirus and the Coming Election
No matter who wins, the pandemic isn’t going away anytime soon
By Philip Alcabes Saturday, October 31, 2020
A Covid Football Saturday
Will fans and townspeople be the biggest losers?
By Rebecca McCarthy Thursday, October 1, 2020
Pandemic Mathematics
Covid-19 has surrounded us in a flurry of numbers, but what’s behind the digits?
By Chloe Shaw Monday, September 21, 2020
Coronavirus and the Withering of the Public Sphere
What are the chances of a post-pandemic world?
By Philip Alcabes Saturday, September 19, 2020
A Most Unusual Slam
In this year’s U.S. Open, the drama was as striking as the silence
By Eric Wills Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Coronavirus in the Shadow of the Holocaust
When we look at the pandemic raging around us, do we really know what it is we’re witnessing?
By David Stromberg Saturday, August 29, 2020
Meditations on Marcus
The philosopher-emperor who reigned during an age of pandemic and war
By Robert Zaretsky Saturday, August 8, 2020
The Windmills of Our Minds
Reading Cervantes during the pandemic
By Sheila Kohler Monday, August 3, 2020
