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
Podcasts To Get You Thinking
Our new Daily Scholar columnist reviews the best educational offerings
By James McWilliams Monday, November 26, 2018
Of Poets and Patriarchs
The hidden paternal influence on three great Irish writers
By Sunil Iyengar Thursday, November 1, 2018
Writers and Friends
Remembering the fiction—and outsized personality—of Andre Dubus
By Tobias Wolff Thursday, October 4, 2018
Spring, 1988
Time does nothing to lessen the pain of sexual assault
By Chloe Shaw Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Marathon Man
When it comes to athletic records, what was once thought impossible is now imaginable
By Eric Wills Friday, September 21, 2018
War and Peace in Chicago
Looking back at the 1968 Democratic Convention
By Walter Nicklin Thursday, August 23, 2018
The Devil’s Party?
Why we love Lucifer—and why Milton might have, too
By Edwin M. Yoder Jr. Tuesday, July 31, 2018
