“The Pool” by H. D.
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Friday, November 30, 2018
Opera 101
A crash course in how to love one of the most elusive art forms
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, November 30, 2018
The Maestro as Engineer
Ernest Ansermet and Arthur Honegger’s speeding train
By Sudip Bose Thursday, November 29, 2018
Protected by Privilege?
An exercise in illogic
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Incarcerating the Innocent
An excerpt from Lara Bazelon’s examination of wrongful imprisonment
By Katie Daniels Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Podcasts To Get You Thinking
Our new Daily Scholar columnist reviews the best educational offerings
By James McWilliams Monday, November 26, 2018
“Parachutes, My Love, Could Carry Us Higher” by Barbara Guest
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Jeanne F. Jalandoni
Weaving past and present together
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, July 14, 2025
Michael Douglas Explains It All
Jessa Crispin on what the actor’s roles tell us about the crisis of masculinity
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, July 11, 2025
On (Middle-Class) Frugality
Does cutting costs mean robbing oneself of life’s small delights?
By Sierra Bellows Thursday, July 10, 2025
“Daddy” by Sylvia Plath
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 8, 2025
America the Beautiful
The poem that became a hymn to the nation came about in troubled, polarizing times
By Lincoln Caplan Friday, July 4, 2025
Lessons in the Diplomatic Arts
Notes from a musical tour of South Africa
By Joseph Horowitz Thursday, July 3, 2025
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Plus: Eric McHenry resurfaces another murder from blues music, Sierra Bellows weighs frugality against delight, and Marilyn Marks explores the politics of klezmer
Plus: Eric McHenry resurfaces another murder from blues music, Sierra Bellows weighs frugality against delight, and Marilyn Marks explores the politics of klezmer
Jeremy Spoke in Class Today
On guns, MTV, Stephen King, and the nightmare from which we cannot awake
By Paul Crenshaw Monday, June 2, 2025
The Rascal of Pont-Aven
Reassessing a renowned painter’s troubling life
By Hannah Stamler Monday, June 2, 2025
Who Killed the Mercy Man? 
An obscure murder keeps resurfacing in Black story and song
By Eric McHenry Monday, June 2, 2025
‘God-Knows-What-Kind-of-Classic’
Why shouldn’t America’s federal buildings speak to us in a language encompassing the old as well as the new?
By Witold Rybczynski Monday, June 2, 2025
A Fight With Cudgels
Meditations on death, Goya, and the immutability of art
By Nick Lyons Monday, June 2, 2025
Jeremy Spoke in Class Today
On guns, MTV, Stephen King, and the nightmare from which we cannot awake
By Paul Crenshaw Monday, June 2, 2025
The Rascal of Pont-Aven
Reassessing a renowned painter’s troubling life
By Hannah Stamler Monday, June 2, 2025
Who Killed the Mercy Man?
An obscure murder keeps resurfacing in Black story and song
By Eric McHenry Monday, June 2, 2025
‘God-Knows-What-Kind-of-Classic’
Why shouldn’t America’s federal buildings speak to us in a language encompassing the old as well as the new?
By Witold Rybczynski Monday, June 2, 2025
A Fight With Cudgels
Meditations on death, Goya, and the immutability of art