SPOTLIGHT
Queen of the Night
Leigh Ann Henion embraces the creatures that light up the dark
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, September 20, 2024
SPOTLIGHT
Queen of the Night
Leigh Ann Henion embraces the creatures that light up the dark
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, September 20, 2024
“Ich grolle nicht” by Heinrich Heine
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Terence Nicholson
Exploring Exploration
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, August 22, 2022
Don’t Forget the Death Workers
Hayley Campbell on the hidden labor after life
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, August 19, 2022
Mullet Street
On New Orleans’s most famous thoroughfare, it’s always 1986
By Wayne Curtis Thursday, August 18, 2022
Morals, Meaning, and Nonsense
Ethical inquiry requires lived experience, not just logical examination
By Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen Monday, August 15, 2022
When Science Is Not the Answer
Sabine Hossenfelder considers the biggest questions in physics and philosophy
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, August 12, 2022
The Affair Rekindled
Remembering the plight of Dreyfus and the effect it had on a young Marcel Proust
By Robert Zaretsky Thursday, August 11, 2022
Teach the Conflicts
It’s natural—and right—to foster
disagreement in the classroom
By Mark Edmundson Thursday, September 19, 2024
“Snake” by D. H. Lawrence
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Jason Middlebrook
Tree rings in time
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, September 16, 2024
Others
Too many people in the world isn’t the problem—people are the problem
By Arthur Krystal Sunday, September 15, 2024
The Sound of the Picturesque
Charles Ives and the Visual
By Tim Barringer Friday, September 13, 2024
Battle Hymns
Charles Ives and the Civil War
By Allen C. Guelzo Thursday, September 12, 2024
“The Bird of Night” by Randall Jarrell
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 10, 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
For Want of Touch
The astonishing breadth of our passions
By Diana Goetsch Tuesday, September 3, 2024
We Are the Borg
Is the convergence of human and machine really upon us?
By Sam Kean Friday, August 16, 2024
Femmes Fantastiques
Mickalene Thomas and the art of remixing
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, July 25, 2024
The Rescuer
In search of the Underground Railroad’s legendary conductor
By Danielle Amir Jackson Monday, June 3, 2024
For Want of Touch
The astonishing breadth of our passions
By Diana Goetsch Tuesday, September 3, 2024
We Are the Borg
Is the convergence of human and machine really upon us?
By Sam Kean Friday, August 16, 2024
Femmes Fantastiques
Mickalene Thomas and the art of remixing
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, July 25, 2024
The Rescuer
In search of the Underground Railroad’s legendary conductor