SPOTLIGHT
The Writing on the Wall
Augustine Sedgewick on his discovery of Henry David Thoreau’s connection to slavery
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, October 18, 2024
SPOTLIGHT
The Writing on the Wall
Augustine Sedgewick on his discovery of Henry David Thoreau’s connection to slavery
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, October 18, 2024
Robben Island Days
A South African leader’s jailhouse correspondence during apartheid
By Douglas Foster Monday, June 4, 2018
Monstrous Achievement
Two hundred years on, a writer’s cautionary tale still captivates
By Valerie Martin Monday, June 4, 2018
Working for Bobby
Fifty years ago, I campaigned for RFK for president, and was nearby when the dream died with him
By Steven L. Isenberg Monday, June 4, 2018
The Times They Are a-Changin’
In the music industry, pushing for gender equality is key
By Katy Kelleher Monday, June 4, 2018
The End of Liberalism
What happens when public opinion is diminished and popular sentiment is aroused
By John Lukacs Monday, June 4, 2018
A Life’s Work Gone to Seed
The lost cultivations of an often overlooked colonial scientist
By Verlyn Klinkenborg Monday, June 4, 2018
The Song Spectrum
Scientists change their tune about animal vocalization
By Marcus A. Banks Monday, June 4, 2018
Thoreau’s Pencils
How might a newly discovered
connection to slavery change
our understanding of an abolitionist
hero and his writing?
By Augustine Sedgewick Thursday, October 17, 2024
“water sign woman” by Lucille Clifton
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Look Out!
Why did it take so long to protect
spectators of America’s favorite pastime?
By Debra Spark Friday, October 11, 2024
A Giant of a Man
The legacy of Willie Mays and the Birmingham ballpark where he first made his mark
By Eric Wills Thursday, October 10, 2024
From All Souls by Saskia Hamilton
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, October 8, 2024
This Woman’s Work
Susannah Gibson opens the parlor doors on 18th-century feminism
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, October 4, 2024
Adventures With Jean
Striking up a friendship with an older writer meant accepting the risk of getting hurt
By Craig Nova Thursday, October 3, 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
By Ingrid D. Rowland Tuesday, September 3, 2024
