Reflections on a Silent Soldier
After the television cameras went away, a North Carolina city debated the future of its toppled Confederate statue
By Robin Kirk Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Image Is Not Everything
A definitive portrait of a celebrated American intellectual
By Steven G. Kellman Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Sontag: Her Life and Work by Benjamin Moser
The Crisis of University Research
Academia’s pursuit of corporate and government dollars has undermined its commitment to learning
By Richard Drake Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Spirits in the Material World
Two new books consider the past and present of Christendom
By B. D. McClay Tuesday, September 3, 2019
A Pilgrimage to Eternity by Timothy Egan Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland
He Contained Multitudes
Exploring the psychology of an iconoclastic architect
By Amanda Kolson Hurley Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright by Paul Hendrickson
Required Reading
Sometimes teachers need to reach beyond the canon
By Anne P. Beatty Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Unlocking Prison Problems
Four questions on the future of incarceration
By Emily Bazelon Tuesday, September 3, 2019
In the Mushroom
True foraging isn’t the domain of the weekend warrior; it’s serious, serious business
By Michael Autrey Thursday, March 13, 2025
“After Great Pain, a Formal Feeling Comes” by Emily Dickinson
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Asteroid Hunters
The scientists and engineers who defend our planet day and night from potentially hazardous space rocks
By Jessie Wilde Friday, March 7, 2025
Who Would I Be Off My Meds
Can weaning oneself off pharmaceuticals ease the cycle of perpetual suffering?
By Scott Stossel Thursday, March 6, 2025
Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistanceby Laura Delano
“Writing in the Dark” by Denise Levertov
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Tiger Mom
At a forest preserve in India, a writer sees the world anew and learns how to focus her son’s restless mind
By Elizabeth Kadetsky Monday, March 3, 2025
