“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
“The White Heart of God” by Jack Gilbert
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Brahmin and His Imaginary Friend
How a classic paean to the honest virtues of a Maine fisherman obscured several ugly truths
By Janna Malamud Smith Friday, January 24, 2025
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Thursday, January 23, 2025
Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln’s Union by Richard Carwardine
“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 21, 2025
“We Must Not Be Enemies”
Progressives who wish for a less reactionary America could begin by trying to understand the Trump voter
By Amitai Etzioni Monday, December 5, 2016
Milton Friedman’s Misadventures in China
The stubborn advocate of free markets tangles with the ideologues of a state-run economy
By Julian B. Gewirtz Monday, December 5, 2016
Selective Memory
Ideas do not always catch on right away
By Christoph Irmscher Monday, December 5, 2016
The Book That Changed America: How Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Ignited a Nation By Randall Fuller
The Life Unlived
On W. G. Sebald and the uncertainties of time
By André Aciman Monday, December 5, 2016
Good Neighbors
When beavers came between us and a farmer down the road, we knew something more was at stake
By Tamara Dean Monday, December 5, 2016
Controlled Experiments
The Soviet Union’s ideological and inefficient view of science
By Aileen M. Kelly Monday, December 5, 2016
Stalin and the Scientists: A History of Triumph and Tragedy, 1905–1953 By Simon Ings
Homebodies
A life spent mainly in the company of cats has meant relishing the comforts of domesticity and solitude
By Kyoko Mori Monday, December 5, 2016
Gratitude for a Femme Fatale
An excerpt from Peter Carlson’s memoir-in-progress
By Peter Carlson Monday, December 5, 2016
