SPOTLIGHT
The Translator Stuck
Amanda L. Andrei on her relationship with the Romanian language and her Romanian father
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, August 7, 2026
SPOTLIGHT
The Translator Stuck
Amanda L. Andrei on her relationship with the Romanian language and her Romanian father
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, August 7, 2026
Once More in Triple Time
In Salzburg, the tourist hordes come for Mozart, but imagine an alternate city, one where a very different composer is venerated
By Erik Anderson Thursday, August 6, 2026
“Now That I Am Forever With Child” by Audre Lorde
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Gratitude Isn’t Everything
The revolutionary Patriots owed much to their forefathers, but their fight for universal rights embraced a wider mission
By Robert A. Gross Friday, July 31, 2026
It All Comes Down to This
As the recent World Cup showed, the drama of a penalty shootout can at times be Shakespearean
By Eric Wills Thursday, July 30, 2026
“The End of March” by Elizabeth Bishop
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Todd Stong
Gardens of earthly delights
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, July 27, 2026
Continental Drift
Westward expansion delayed a needed national reckoning
By Jill Leovy Monday, March 4, 2019
Present-Day Thoughts on the Quality of Life (1969)
Jacques Barzun delivered this lecture half a century ago
By Jacques Barzun Monday, March 4, 2019
The Lost Lakes of Iran
A drought takes its toll
By Katie Daniels Monday, March 4, 2019
“The Worse It Gets, the Closer We Are to Renovation”
An interview with Jacques Barzun
By Mark LaFlaur Monday, March 4, 2019
Growing Up
Five questions about the future of cities
By Monica L. Smith Monday, March 4, 2019
Renaissance Woman
Recognizing the female actors, dancers, and singers of 1920s Harlem
By Anna Marks Monday, March 4, 2019
The Hedgehog’s Great Escape
A young Frenchwoman who ran the Allies’ most persistent spy group was in the Gestapo’s grasp
By Lynne Olson Monday, March 4, 2019
Alone, Together
Do coffee shops encourage conversation or isolation?
By Rachel Adams Monday, March 4, 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
Where Are We?
Finding our bearings has never been so risky
By Peter Turchi Monday, June 29, 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 Thursday, June 25, 2026
You Must Remember This
On the nature of autobiographical memory
By Jonathan Weiner 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
Where Are We?
Finding our bearings has never been so risky
By Peter Turchi Monday, June 29, 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 Thursday, June 25, 2026
You Must Remember This
On the nature of autobiographical memory
By Jonathan Weiner 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