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
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
Twin Pandemics
A conversation about Covid-19 and racism with Philip Alcabes and Harriet Washington
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, July 17, 2020
Brotherly Medicine
The poet who helped bind up the nation’s wounds
By Robert Roper Thursday, July 16, 2020
America’s Black Soldiers
The long history behind the Army’s Jim Crow forts
By Elizabeth D. Samet Saturday, July 11, 2020
Preaching the Floral Gospel
How the Plant Messiah saves species from the brink of extinction
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, July 10, 2020
Billy Joe Wardlow, RIP
The subject of a Scholar cover story, executed in Texas
By Lincoln Caplan Thursday, July 9, 2020
An Exchange of Bullets in Belfast
Revisiting Carol Reed’s 1947 masterpiece Odd Man Out
By David Lehman Thursday, July 9, 2020
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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
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
For Want of Touch
The astonishing breadth of our passions
By Diana Goetsch Tuesday, September 3, 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