Tunneling to Freedom
In The Great Escape (1963), the true story of a harrowing breakout from a German POW camp
By David Lehman Thursday, June 6, 2024
“Death Fugue” by Paul Celan
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, June 4, 2024
A Forgotten Turner Classic
Who was George Eyser, the one-legged German-American gymnast who astounded at the Olympic Games?
By Joshua Prager Monday, June 3, 2024
Catalina Schliebener Muñoz
Playing with dolls
By Noelani Kirschner Friday, May 31, 2024
Downstream of Fukushima
The Japanese seafood industry has rebounded, but is anyone worried about irradiated water?
By James Conaway Thursday, May 30, 2024
“One Letter” by Liu Xiaobo
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Acting Out
One tortuous journey from stage to screen
By Rachel Shteir Monday, May 27, 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
American Horror Story
Jeremy Dauber on our obsession with fear
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, October 31, 2024
“The Testimony of J. Robert Oppenheimer: A Fiction” by Ai
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, October 29, 2024
In Reprise: Next, Line Please
A new poetry prompt for players new and old
By David Lehman Friday, October 25, 2024
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Plus: Augustine Sedgewick makes a new discovery about Thoreau, Joseph Horowitz brings Charles Ives and Gustav Mahler together, and Debra Spark cries foul … ball
Plus: Augustine Sedgewick makes a new discovery about Thoreau, Joseph Horowitz brings Charles Ives and Gustav Mahler together, and Debra Spark cries foul … ball
Anchoring Shards of Memory
We don’t often associate Charles Ives and Gustav Mahler, but both
composers mined the past to root themselves in an unstable present
By Joseph Horowitz Monday, September 9, 2024
Imperiled Planet
The ecological havoc we’ve wrought
By Priscilla Long Tuesday, September 3, 2024
A Stranger in the Seven Hills
A refugee’s experience in the Eternal City
By Ingrid D. Rowland Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Anchoring Shards of Memory
We don’t often associate Charles Ives and Gustav Mahler, but both
composers mined the past to root themselves in an unstable present
By Joseph Horowitz Monday, September 9, 2024
Imperiled Planet
The ecological havoc we’ve wrought
By Priscilla Long Tuesday, September 3, 2024
A Stranger in the Seven Hills
A refugee’s experience in the Eternal City