The Writer in the Family
The fiction of E. L. Doctorow gave a young man hope of connecting his father and his literary hero
By Jonathan Liebson Wednesday, January 8, 2025
The Weight of a Stone
Searching for stability in an erratic world led Oliver Sacks and other writers to the realms of geology
By Megan Craig Thursday, January 2, 2025
“The Horses” by Edwin Muir
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Snow Maiden
Our final episode of 2018 is a send-off to the solstice
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, December 30, 2024
Ho Ho Horror
Why not make this Christmas a little darker?
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 27, 2024
“Not Only the Eskimos” by Lisel Mueller
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 21, 2023
The Friend Zone
Mary Wollstonecraft’s ideas on what makes a marriage tick were downright radical for their time
By Robert Zaretsky Sunday, February 19, 2023
Justice, Arrested
Joanna Schwartz on the difficulty of holding the police accountable
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 17, 2023
“The Dacca Gauzes” by Agha Shahid Ali
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Not Your Parents’ New York Phil
Opening night at David Geffen Hall was an attempt to reconcile with an institution’s past and map out a way for the future
By Vivien Schweitzer Monday, February 13, 2023
Past is Present
Marie Arana on how violence, exploitation, and religion have ruled Latin America’s history—and might portend its future
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 10, 2023
Housewarming
“He averted his eyes and remembered something a yoga teacher had often told him, that when you thought people were laughing at you, they were only laughing near you.”
By Dennis McFarland Thursday, February 9, 2023
“The Hollow Men” by T. S. Eliot
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 7, 2023
