Giving Absurdity Its Due
In the Panthéon, Albert Camus joins a kindred soul
By Robert Zaretsky Monday, March 1, 2010
Beethoven Visits Cleveland
In 1958, the Colossus speaks to an 11-year-old boy
By Harvey Sachs Monday, March 1, 2010
Auteurs Gone Wild
Why the director’s cut often turns into an ax murder
By Alex Rose Monday, March 1, 2010
Lunching on Olympus
My meals with W. H. Auden, E. M. Forster, Philip Larkin, and William Empson
By Steven L. Isenberg Thursday, January 28, 2010
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
