SPOTLIGHT

Found in Translation

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

By Amanda L. Andrei Thursday, June 25, 2026

SPOTLIGHT

Found in Translation

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

By Amanda L. Andrei Thursday, June 25, 2026

Portrait of the Artist

Shawna C. Elliott

Waves of Nostalgia

Asturias Days

Four Strong Winds

Measure by Measure

Lilacs for Lincoln (and Kennedy and King)

Roger Sessions, part II

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The Great Detached

As a journalist, Tom Wolfe’s greatest asset was his emotional distance from his subjects

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Make Them Work

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Carole D’Inverno

Breaking Mountains

Asturias Days

Do or Make

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

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The Elderly Among Us

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“Days of 1964” by James Merrill

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

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We may know that nothing lasts forever, but this knowledge doesn’t alleviate the loneliness of grief

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