Raising Mank
The Academy Award–winning film about the making of Citizen Kane is really a window into the tumultuous, brutal side of Hollywood’s golden age
By Jerome Charyn Saturday, June 5, 2021
Eat, Pray, Love Like an Ancient
Why we should care about Epicurus
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, June 4, 2021
E Pluribus Unum?
Our national identity has always been hotly contested
By Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen Thursday, June 3, 2021
American Republics: A Continental History of the United States, 1783–1850 Alan Taylor
Emma and Muhammad
If you’re dead or fictional, we’re the dating service for you!
By Pamela Petro Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Remembering Brad
What a stroke of luck when some of your favorite books were written by one of your dearest friends
By David Gessner Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Rewilding Our Minds
Why nature is so necessary during the pandemic—and how we repay the debt
By Lucy Jones Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Something New in the West
Kurt Beals on translating All Quiet on the Western Front
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 28, 2025
The Resistance Fighter as Philosopher
Remembering Vladimir Jankélévitch
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, February 27, 2025
“The Vow” by Yuliya Musakovska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 25, 2025
In the Endless Arctic Light
A journey to the far north of Norway means confronting our changing climate
By Walter Nicklin Thursday, February 20, 2025
“Faustina, or, Rock Roses” by Elizabeth Bishop
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Family/History
David Levering Lewis digs into his own origin story
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 14, 2025
