Mary Roach & a Double Dose of Shakespeare
Listen to the debut episode of our new podcast
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, June 13, 2016
India’s War
An excerpt from Srinath Raghavan’s new book about India in WWII
By Stephanie Bastek Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Living With Dante
A writer reflects on how the poet’s vision served as a vade mecum amid the horrors of the Holocaust
By Louis Begley Monday, June 6, 2016
The Fair Fields
Only rarely did the outside world intrude on an idyllic Connecticut childhood, but in the tumultuous 1960s, that intrusion included an encounter with evil
By Rosanna Warren Thursday, February 6, 2025
“The Frog Prince” by Stevie Smith
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The Epic Viking Saga of the Everyday
Eleanor Barraclough on the ordinary people of Norse history
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 31, 2025
“The White Heart of God” by Jack Gilbert
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Brahmin and His Imaginary Friend
How a classic paean to the honest virtues of a Maine fisherman obscured several ugly truths
By Janna Malamud Smith Friday, January 24, 2025
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Thursday, January 23, 2025
Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln’s Unionby Richard Carwardine
