Worked Well with Others
Discovering the structure of DNA was not Francis Crick’s only important collaboration
By Priscilla Long Thursday, June 1, 2006
Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code By Matt Ridley
Half-Brother to the World
The United States has been more like other nations than we like to think
By Eugen Weber Thursday, June 1, 2006
A Nation Among Nations: America's Place in World History By Thomas Bender
African Renaissance?
Finding hope on a continent where many people see only despair
By David Chanoff Thursday, June 1, 2006
New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa's Renaissance By Charlayne Hunter-Gault
In Search of a Great Modernist
Do Proust’s final days illuminate his novel?
By Susan Rubin Suleiman Thursday, June 1, 2006
Proust at the Majestic: The Last Days of the Author Whose Book Changed Paris By Richard Davenport-Hines
Tiny Tomes
Literature in miniature has a 500-year history, but what’s the appeal of a volume too small to read?
By Judith Pascoe Thursday, June 1, 2006
The Man Who Got His Way
John Hammond, scion of white privilege, helped integrate popular music
By Wendy Smith Thursday, June 1, 2006
“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
In the Lions’ Studio
A new dual biography turns the lens on the towering architects of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
By Noah Isenberg Thursday, February 13, 2025
Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equationby Kenneth Turan
“My Mother on an Evening in Late Summer” by Mark Strand
Poems read aloud, beautifully