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
Chantal Barlow
Duel of Identities
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, April 15, 2019
The Years With Jake
My unlikely friendship with the dean of Washington lawyers
By Bruce Falconer Friday, April 12, 2019
Daughters of War
Writing women back into battle
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, April 12, 2019
“Daffodils” by Ted Hughes
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Friday, April 12, 2019
On the Frontlines
An excerpt from Women Warriors: An Unexpected History by Pamela D. Toler
By Katie Daniels Thursday, April 11, 2019
The Ritual of Renewal
Forget decluttering—I need to be surrounded by my library books
By Christina Thompson Wednesday, April 10, 2019
A Life Off-track
A talented historian’s tragic end
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, April 10, 2019
A Conversation With the Novelist
The Scholar‘s online book club meets Alice McDermott
By Katie Daniels Tuesday, April 9, 2019
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