SPOTLIGHT
“Faustina, or, Rock Roses” by Elizabeth Bishop
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 18, 2025
SPOTLIGHT
“Faustina, or, Rock Roses” by Elizabeth Bishop
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 18, 2025
A Sunset in Song
Ottorino Respighi and Percy Bysshe Shelley
By Sudip Bose Thursday, September 6, 2018
City of Wonder
Venice reminds us that life is full of hope and possibility
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Stress Test for Free Speech
Social media are destroying the democratic culture that the First Amendment is meant to protect
By Lincoln Caplan Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Dangerous Ground
When confronting matters of race, some boundaries are more easily breached than others
By David Gessner Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Present Tense
Even in this interminable drugstore line, my daughter’s last summer before college is slipping by far too quickly
By Laura Bernstein-Machlay Tuesday, September 4, 2018
My Family’s Siberian Exile
A writer pieces together the forgotten history of life in Stalin’s special settlements
By Megan Buskey Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Me First
On a peculiar aspect of French culture
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, August 29, 2018
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
By Noah Isenberg Thursday, February 13, 2025
“My Mother on an Evening in Late Summer” by Mark Strand
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Kyung Kim
Far over the misty mountains
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, February 10, 2025
The Fair Fields
Only rarely did the outside world intrude on an idyllic Connecticut childhood, but in the tumultuous 1960s, that intrusion included an encounter with evil
By Rosanna Warren Thursday, February 6, 2025
“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
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Plus: Samantha Rose Hill follows Thomas Mann to Switzerland, Michael Autrey hunts for porcini, and Megan Craig searches for stability in stone
Plus: Samantha Rose Hill follows Thomas Mann to Switzerland, Michael Autrey hunts for porcini, and Megan Craig searches for stability in stone
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Thursday, January 23, 2025
Aging Out
Many of us do not go gentle into that good night
By Anne Matthews Thursday, December 5, 2024
The Art of Tuning In
Celebrating 20 years of poetry in the Scholar
By Langdon Hammer Monday, December 2, 2024
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Thursday, January 23, 2025
Aging Out
Many of us do not go gentle into that good night
By Anne Matthews Thursday, December 5, 2024
The Art of Tuning In
Celebrating 20 years of poetry in the Scholar