“Ich grolle nicht” by Heinrich Heine
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Don’t Forget the Death Workers
Hayley Campbell on the hidden labor after life
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, August 19, 2022
Mullet Street
On New Orleans’s most famous thoroughfare, it’s always 1986
By Wayne Curtis Thursday, August 18, 2022
Morals, Meaning, and Nonsense
Ethical inquiry requires lived experience, not just logical examination
By Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen Monday, August 15, 2022
Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life by Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman
When Science Is Not the Answer
Sabine Hossenfelder considers the biggest questions in physics and philosophy
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, August 12, 2022
The Affair Rekindled
Remembering the plight of Dreyfus and the effect it had on a young Marcel Proust
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, August 11, 2022
“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
