SPOTLIGHT
The Patron Subjects
Who were the Wertheimers, the family that sat for a dozen of John Singer Sargent’s paintings?
By Jean Strouse Thursday, November 14, 2024
SPOTLIGHT
The Patron Subjects
Who were the Wertheimers, the family that sat for a dozen of John Singer Sargent’s paintings?
By Jean Strouse Thursday, November 14, 2024
“A Prayer for My Daughter” by W. B. Yeats
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Heart of Semi-Darkness
A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors
By Tim Carman Thursday, November 7, 2024
“To David, About His Education” by Howard Nemerov
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Masters of Horror and Magic
The German folklorists who helped build a nation
By Anne Matthews Friday, November 1, 2024
American Horror Story
Jeremy Dauber on our obsession with fear
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, October 31, 2024
To Catch a Sunset
Reflections on allergies, anxieties, and the limits of familial love
By Sandra Beasley Thursday, July 11, 2024
“Peter Quince at the Clavier” by Wallace Stevens
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Rhyme, Not Repetition
All that’s past isn’t necessarily present
By Jon Zobenica Monday, July 8, 2024
The Next New Thing
In architecture, the gulf between the traditional and the modern seems wider than ever before
By Witold Rybczynski Thursday, July 4, 2024
“Daybreak in Alabama” by Langston Hughes
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Turning the World to Powder
Jay Owens on the tiny particles that float through our lives
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, June 28, 2024
current issue
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
Anchoring Shards of Memory
We don’t often associate Charles Ives and Gustav Mahler, but both
composers mined the past to root themselves in an unstable present
By Joseph Horowitz Monday, September 9, 2024
Imperiled Planet
The ecological havoc we’ve wrought
By Priscilla Long Tuesday, September 3, 2024
A Stranger in the Seven Hills
A refugee’s experience in the Eternal City
By Ingrid D. Rowland Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Anchoring Shards of Memory
We don’t often associate Charles Ives and Gustav Mahler, but both
composers mined the past to root themselves in an unstable present
By Joseph Horowitz Monday, September 9, 2024
Imperiled Planet
The ecological havoc we’ve wrought
By Priscilla Long Tuesday, September 3, 2024
A Stranger in the Seven Hills
A refugee’s experience in the Eternal City
By Ingrid D. Rowland Tuesday, September 3, 2024
