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
Joan Didion and the Magic of Grief
She went from cool customer to recorder of her own bereavement
By Sandra M. Gilbert Monday, January 3, 2022
Christmas Movies Beyond the Expected
Six films to shake up your holiday viewing
By David Lehman Saturday, December 18, 2021
The Sondheim Way
Ambition, freedom, and the importance of innovation
By Wendy Smith Tuesday, November 30, 2021
The Highest Achievement of American Film Noir
Stanwyck, MacMurray, and Robinson at their best in Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity
By David Lehman Saturday, November 6, 2021
Why We Need the Humanities
The word itself contains the answer
By James A. W. Heffernan Saturday, October 30, 2021
Back to School
A return to reading as a private and a public act
By Seth Lerer Saturday, October 23, 2021
What Squid Game Is Really About
How decades of Korean trauma have spawned a pop culture phenomenon
By Jean Kim Saturday, October 16, 2021
Two Poets and a Word
The whole of creation, in just three letters
By Max Byrd Thursday, October 14, 2021
My Guidebook to Japan
Lessons from Thoreau learned in a distant land
By Pico Iyer Saturday, October 9, 2021
