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
A New Theory of the Universe
Biocentrism builds on quantum physics by putting life into the equation
By Robert Lanza Thursday, March 1, 2007
When 2+2=5
Can we begin to think about unexplained religious experiences in ways that acknowledge their existence?
By Robert Orsi Thursday, March 1, 2007
In Pursuit of Innocence
From the Spring 1953 issue of The Scholar
By Paul Sears Thursday, March 1, 2007
The Apologist
The celebrated Austrian writer Peter Handke, who won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature, appeared at the funeral of Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic. Should we forgive him?
By Michael McDonald Thursday, March 1, 2007
The Cook’s Son
The death of a young man, long ago in Africa, continues to raise questions with no answers
By Frank Huyler Thursday, March 1, 2007
One Day in the Life of Melvin Jules Bukiet
A Manhattan writer runs afoul of the local penal system and lives to tell the tale
By Melvin Jules Bukiet Thursday, March 1, 2007
