Resisting Atticus’s Allure
On the eve of Harper Lee’s new book release, reconsidering the legacy of To Kill a Mockingbird
By Stephen Goodwin Monday, July 13, 2015
Remembering Robert Stone
The novelist possessed his characters, and was possessed by them
By Stephen Goodwin Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Sirte and Misrata, Libya’s Last Battle
A journalist remembers her days in Libya with James Foley
By Clare Morgana Gillis Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Man of Faith—and Doubt
Hugh Nissenson should have been better known for his spare historical novels
By Diane Cole Thursday, January 2, 2014
Happy Birthday, Stranger
Celebrating Albert Camus on his centennial
By Jerry Delaney Wednesday, November 6, 2013
The Ultimate Burden
Is it even possible for universities to do what the Supreme Court asks?
By William M. Chace Monday, June 24, 2013
Stereotypes and the City
What to make of HBO’s attempts to diversify an iconic show?
By Sharon Sochil Washington Thursday, April 25, 2024
Ripeness Is All
What may be the fate of classical music’s new superstars?
By Joseph Horowitz Thursday, April 11, 2024
The Very Elder Statesman
Konrad Adenauer transformed West Germany, doing his best work as an octogenarian
By Mark N. Grant Friday, March 8, 2024
Iris as Pupil
Before this canonical English writer published novels, she was a student of French postwar philosophy
By Robert Zaretsky Friday, March 1, 2024
Starving
The feelings of yearning and loss, when faced with an empty nest, can manifest in striking ways
By Laura Bernstein-Machlay Friday, February 23, 2024
A State of Perpetual Unease
Sartre’s essay on French anti-Semitism cast the problem in existential terms
By Robert Zaretsky Friday, December 15, 2023
Keeping House
Clinging to the rituals of home—even when longing to let them go
By Amanda Parrish Morgan Friday, November 17, 2023
Philip Gove and “Our Word”
A lexicographer remembers the worst frigging part of the job
By David Skinner Friday, November 10, 2023
Beethoven Underground
One ensemble bids farewell, with another just getting started
By Vivien Schweitzer Thursday, November 2, 2023
