All Scotland Waits for Her
An inspired British documentary featured an unforgettable locomotive, and the work of two of the 20th century’s greatest artists
By N. S. Thompson Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Golden Rules
Wealth and culture in early Christian times
By Sarah Ruden Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Through the Eye of a Needle: Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making of Christianity in the West, 350-550 AD Peter Brown
Changing the World, If Only in Our Minds
How we describe what isn’t around us
By Jessica Love Thursday, August 30, 2012
The Voice of a Nation
Mahmoud Darwish’s poetry was most eloquent when performed before an audience
By David J. Wasserstein Monday, August 27, 2012
Virtually Exhausted
The limitations of the American work ethic
By William Deresiewicz Sunday, August 26, 2012
The Evidence in the (Book) Case
The books that reside on a writer’s nightstand can speak volumes indeed
By Michael Dirda Friday, August 24, 2012
When the Mind Wanders, the Eyes Stay the Course
Try not to zone out while you read this post
By Jessica Love Thursday, August 23, 2012
Remembering Steve
A tribute to my friend Stephen Jay Gould
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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
“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Keepers of the Old Ways
Eliot Stein on the people keeping cultural traditions alive
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 17, 2025
“The Purse-Seine” by Robinson Jeffers
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Island Royalty
A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary
By Madison Smartt Bell Monday, January 13, 2025
The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christopheby Marlene L. Daut
The Writer in the Family
The fiction of E. L. Doctorow gave a young man hope of connecting his father and his literary hero
By Jonathan Liebson Wednesday, January 8, 2025
