“I Love to See the Summer Beaming Forth” by John Clare
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Bird of America
Jack E. Davis on how we revere and revile the bald eagle
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, May 27, 2022
The Dinner Party
Certain things shouldn’t be brought up at the dinner table, but in our fraught time, that’s nearly impossible
By Laura Bernstein-Machlay Thursday, May 26, 2022
From Counterculture to Culture
How a teenage rebel rose to the summit of British literary life
By N. S. Thompson Monday, May 23, 2022
Life Is a Highway
Dan Albert on how car culture swallowed America
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, May 20, 2022
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
In the Lions’ Studio
A new dual biography turns the lens on the towering architects of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer