SPOTLIGHT

The March Down Main

By Clellan Coe Wednesday, October 23, 2024

SPOTLIGHT

The March Down Main

By Clellan Coe Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Read Me a Poem

“Three Things Enchanted Him …” by Anna Akhmatova

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Portrait of the Artist

Sienna Martz

Sculpting the detritus of fast fashion

Smarty Pants Podcast

The Writing on the Wall

Augustine Sedgewick on his discovery of Henry David Thoreau’s connection to slavery

Article

Thoreau’s Pencils

How might a newly discovered
connection to slavery change
our understanding of an abolitionist
hero and his writing?

Asturias Days

As I Walked Out One Morning

Read Me a Poem

“water sign woman” by Lucille Clifton

Poems read aloud, beautifully

Article

Look Out!

Why did it take so long to protect
spectators of America’s favorite pastime?

Tuning Up

A Giant of a Man

The legacy of Willie Mays and the Birmingham ballpark where he first made his mark

Asturias Days

Rap Rap Rap

Works in Progress

Under the Passaic Falls

Photographing an abandoned community

Cover Story

In the Labyrinth of #MeToo

Addressing sexual aggression and power in contemporary society also means questioning what the feminist movement has really been about

Works in Progress

The Traveler in a Shrinking World

Four questions on the future of world travel

Book Reviews

Robben Island Days

A South African leader’s jailhouse correspondence during apartheid

Book Reviews

Monstrous Achievement

Two hundred years on, a writer’s cautionary tale still captivates

Article

Working for Bobby

Fifty years ago, I campaigned for RFK for president, and was nearby when the dream died with him

Works in Progress

The Times They Are a-Changin’

In the music industry, pushing for gender equality is key

Article

The End of Liberalism

What happens when public opinion is diminished and popular sentiment is aroused

Book Reviews

A Life’s Work Gone to Seed

The lost cultivations of an often overlooked colonial scientist

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