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
The Problem in the Classroom
Any true reckoning with racism must include our schools
By Jon Hale Thursday, July 30, 2020
La Havilland
The movie star became a fixture in Paris, where she lived for half her lifetime
By Charles Trueheart Monday, July 27, 2020
“Never Was History So Interesting”
Reading, Writing, and Confinement in 1900
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom Saturday, July 25, 2020
Righteousness Like a Mighty Stream
After a historian’s lifetime of confronting racism, signs of change
By Allison Blakely Monday, July 20, 2020
The Sculptor vs. the Poet
Marble can be toppled, yet words are eternal
By A. E. Stallings Monday, July 13, 2020
Cooking During Quarantine
The daily rituals that are both indulgent and necessary
By Katherine Lucky Monday, June 29, 2020
The Knock on Grant
Why toppling his bust in Golden Gate Park was a strange way to celebrate Juneteenth
By Elizabeth D. Samet Saturday, June 27, 2020
The Bloom Has Faded
Reforming the Western canon may not go far enough
By Robert Zaretsky Monday, June 22, 2020
