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
On Truth Telling and Dictatorship
A journalist reflects on the value of a free press—and the consequences of its subversion
By Dennis Covington Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Remembering Richard Wilbur
Thoughts on the Pulitzer prize–winning poet
By A. E. Stallings Monday, October 23, 2017
Triumph of the Underdog
A new biography offers a sympathetic portrait of Lincoln’s greatest general
By Richard Moe Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Grant by Ron Chernow
Good Faith, Decent People, and Fateful Misunderstandings
On the occasion of the new PBS documentary on Vietnam, a former war correspondent recalls an American general whose failure helped define the conflict
By Ernest B. Furgurson Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Violence in Charlottesville
What I saw firsthand, and what it meant
By Mark Edmundson Monday, August 28, 2017
Monumental Hatred
The ongoing struggle against white supremacy
By Louis P. Masur Thursday, August 17, 2017
Pause Fillers
Um, like, y’know, sort of, if you catch my drift
By Ralph Keyes Thursday, July 6, 2017
Why 100,000,000 Americans Read Comics
The creator of Wonder Woman makes the case for superheroes—especially female ones
By William Moulton Marston Thursday, June 8, 2017
Orator-in-Chief
President Obama’s public remarks revealed his unshakable faith in the unity of the American people
By James Santel Friday, April 28, 2017
We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obamaedited by E.J. Dionne Jr. and Joy-Ann Reid
