On Book
August Wilson’s play just hit the big screen, but even greater rewards await on the page
By David A. Taylor Monday, November 25, 2024
The Baritone as Democrat
How Lawrence Tibbett prophesied the Metropolitan Opera crisis of today
By Joseph Horowitz Thursday, November 21, 2024
Writer on Board
The cruise story from Twain to Shteyngart
By Thomas Swick Thursday, September 5, 2024
Nights at the Opera
Long before he wrote his masterly novels, Stendhal was transformed by the power of music
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, August 15, 2024
A Terrifying Delight
Following Robert Frost into the depths
By Mark Edmundson Thursday, June 27, 2024
Consummated in Exile
A new recording of Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances conveys the breadth of the 20th-century composer’s life’s journey
By Joseph Horowitz Friday, June 14, 2024
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
Skewing Male
What feedback from my readers told me about them, about my book, and about me
By Christina Thompson Saturday, November 14, 2020
How to Live With Dying
Before I could accept mortality, I had to stop running from it
By John Kaag Saturday, October 24, 2020
Gangsters in Love
Revisiting Sergio Leone’s 1984 classic, Once Upon a Time in America
By David Lehman Saturday, October 17, 2020
Saved By Accident
Only dumb luck has stood in the way of atomic annihilation
By Marc Ambinder Thursday, October 8, 2020
Gambling With Armageddonby Martin J. Sherwin
Mavericks at Sea
Eighty years on, Steinbeck and Rickett’s holistic view of the oceans feels more urgent than ever
By Anne Matthews Thursday, October 1, 2020
You Can’t Go Home Again
American volunteers joined western allies in the fight to dismantle the Islamic State in Syria. What happened when they came back?
By Kenneth R. Rosen Thursday, September 24, 2020
Taking Down Teddy
In our rush to condemn the heroes of the past, we must be sure not to abandon empathy
By David Gessner Thursday, September 10, 2020
My Premature Autobiography
The form of things as they were, as they are, and as they will come to be
By Ray Douglas Bradbury Saturday, August 22, 2020
Ahead of the Game
Before exercising the right to vote, women fought for the right to exercise
By Victoria J. Ross Monday, August 17, 2020
