“Sea Rose” by H. D.
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Of Panic and Paranoia
Colin Dickey on the enduring power of secret societies and conspiracy theories
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, July 14, 2023
Freud Airlines
Now boarding, all passengers, Flight 1900 to Vienna
By Judith D. Schwartz and Tony Eprile Thursday, July 13, 2023
“The Night Alarm” by Veronika Tushnova
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Man vs. Mosquito
Timothy Winegard on how this irritating insect changed human history—for better and for worse
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, July 7, 2023
Projections of Life
Memories of a Midwestern childhood and the stories only pictures can tell
By David Owen Thursday, July 6, 2023
“Snow” by Louis MacNeice
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 24, 2024
The Diagnostician of Despair
Why Rousseau believed that Enlightenment values would lead us to ruin
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, December 19, 2024
“Guests” by Celia Thaxter
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Kinship and Contradictions
Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz on the complexities of Native American identity
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 13, 2024
Verde
Learning a foreign language isn’t just about improving cognitive function—it can teach us to sense the world anew
By Jesse Lee Kercheval Thursday, December 12, 2024
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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 Monday, December 2, 2024
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 Monday, December 2, 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 Monday, December 2, 2024
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 Monday, December 2, 2024
The Art of Tuning In
Celebrating 20 years of poetry in the Scholar
By Langdon Hammer Monday, December 2, 2024
