SPOTLIGHT
In Defense of Difficult Reading
The tomes of the past cultivate the lost art of sustained attention
By Todd Shy Friday, June 5, 2026
SPOTLIGHT
In Defense of Difficult Reading
The tomes of the past cultivate the lost art of sustained attention
By Todd Shy Friday, June 5, 2026
“On the Threshold” by Amy Levy
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, June 2, 2026
You Must Remember This
On the nature of autobiographical memory
By Jonathan Weiner Monday, June 1, 2026
Weather Kids and Panther Cubs
Zayd Ayers Dohrn on growing up on the run and in his parents’ revolutionary shadow
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, May 29, 2026
Books Are a Star’s Best Friend
The little-known reading habits of a Hollywood icon
By Noah Isenberg Thursday, May 28, 2026
“The Field of Waterloo” by Thomas Hardy
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Ceci Richardson-Salvador
A river runs through the gallery
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, May 25, 2026
White Like Me
How a photograph of a young girl transformed a movement
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, March 22, 2019
“To the Insects” by W. S. Merwin
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Friday, March 22, 2019
Bach’s Birthday Returns
The young Bruno Maderna sought inspiration in the past
By Sudip Bose Thursday, March 21, 2019
Going With the Flow
An excerpt from Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives by Mark Miodownik
By Katie Daniels Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Taking the Blame
Should all white Australians be implicated in the actions of one?
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Five Great Irish Films
A list of classic Irish movies not made by John Ford
By Ruth Barton Monday, March 18, 2019
Laleh Mehran
Inside the Glimmering Lights
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, March 18, 2019
current issue
Plus: Jonathan Weiner on the nature of memory, Amanda L. Andrei on translating from the Romanian, Richard Tillinghast on Charles Portis, and much more
Plus: Jonathan Weiner on the nature of memory, Amanda L. Andrei on translating from the Romanian, Richard Tillinghast on Charles Portis, and much more
Inside Man
A young reporter’s devastating exposé of the amoral elite
By Anne Matthews Monday, June 1, 2026
Things Fall Apart
A meditation on entropy, obsolescence, and death
By Steven G. Kellman Monday, June 1, 2026
Found in Translation 
The act of rendering plays from Romanian to English has allowed me to discover my family’s past—and myself
By Amanda L. Andrei Monday, June 1, 2026
Into the Wilds
The tangled terrain of untrammeled lands
By Miranda Weiss Monday, June 1, 2026
The Painter Time Forgot
An overdue reckoning of an artist’s volcanic genius
By Rebecca Bedell Monday, June 1, 2026
Inside Man
A young reporter’s devastating exposé of the amoral elite
By Anne Matthews Monday, June 1, 2026
Things Fall Apart
A meditation on entropy, obsolescence, and death
By Steven G. Kellman Monday, June 1, 2026
Found in Translation
The act of rendering plays from Romanian to English has allowed me to discover my family’s past—and myself
By Amanda L. Andrei Monday, June 1, 2026
Into the Wilds
The tangled terrain of untrammeled lands
By Miranda Weiss Monday, June 1, 2026
The Painter Time Forgot
An overdue reckoning of an artist’s volcanic genius