SPOTLIGHT

The Industrial Revolution of Bees

Jennie Durant on the vicious cycle involving beekeepers and almond farms

By Stephanie Bastek Friday, June 26, 2026

SPOTLIGHT

The Industrial Revolution of Bees

Jennie Durant on the vicious cycle involving beekeepers and almond farms

By Stephanie Bastek Friday, June 26, 2026

Read Me a Poem

“To the Insects” by W. S. Merwin

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Measure by Measure

Bach’s Birthday Returns

The young Bruno Maderna sought inspiration in the past

Shelf Life

Going With the Flow

An excerpt from Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives by Mark Miodownik

View from Rue Saint-Georges

Taking the Blame

Should all white Australians be implicated in the actions of one?

Red Eyes and Blue Moons

The Guest List

Five Great Irish Films

A list of classic Irish movies not made by John Ford

Portrait of the Artist

Laleh Mehran

Inside the Glimmering Lights

Asturias Days

Acogedor

Smarty Pants Podcast

A Woman’s Place

White female slave owners in the South were just as deeply invested in the institution as their male counterparts

Article

Found in Translation

The act of rendering plays from Romanian to English has allowed me to discover my family’s past—and myself

Asturias Days

Silvia’s Mother

Read Me a Poem

“Hope” by Lisel Mueller

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Portrait of the Artist

Francisco Moreno

Paintings made of paintings

Books Essay

On the Trail with an Arkansas Traveler

Charles Portis looked past our national mythology to portray the real America

Asturias Days

The Elderly Among Us

Read Me a Poem

“Days of 1964” by James Merrill

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Book Reviews

Blood—and Beauty—at the Root

Fifty years ago, Alex Haley’s landmark novel changed the way many Americans thought about race

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