Fiction, Fakery, and Factory Farming
Spanish novelist Munir Hachemi talks about Living Things
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, November 15, 2024
The Patron Subjects
Who were the Wertheimers, the family that sat for a dozen of John Singer Sargent’s paintings?
By Jean Strouse Thursday, November 14, 2024
“A Prayer for My Daughter” by W. B. Yeats
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Heart of Semi-Darkness
A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors
By Tim Carman Thursday, November 7, 2024
“To David, About His Education” by Howard Nemerov
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Masters of Horror and Magic
The German folklorists who helped build a nation
By Anne Matthews Friday, November 1, 2024
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
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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
