SPOTLIGHT
The Two Ladies of Vermont
In 1875, the debate over whether to induct women into Phi Beta Kappa exposed a crack in the foundation of Western education
By Augustine Sedgewick Tuesday, September 8, 2026
SPOTLIGHT
The Two Ladies of Vermont
In 1875, the debate over whether to induct women into Phi Beta Kappa exposed a crack in the foundation of Western education
By Augustine Sedgewick Tuesday, September 8, 2026
A Life in Stanzas
How Phi Beta Kappa shaped one poet’s beginnings
By Sandra Beasley Tuesday, September 8, 2026
“Ithaka” by C. P. Cavafy
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Save the Meramec
On law, literature, and the Indiana bat
By Dennis Drabelle Monday, September 7, 2026
Call It Macaroni
Susan Stryker on her new book, Changing Gender
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, September 4, 2026
Adding Wimsey to My Life
How I fell in love with a fictional detective
By Paula Marantz Cohen Wednesday, September 2, 2026
“Everybody Who Is Dead” by Frank Stanford
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Who Is the Samurai, and Who Is the Prisoner?
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s films show that when it comes to history, some blanks aren’t meant to be filled
By Jessa Crispin Friday, August 28, 2026
“The Idea of Order at Key West” by Wallace Stevens
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Beckett the Prophet
We are all, it seems, still waiting for Godot
By Robert Zaretsky Monday, July 20, 2026
My Teacher
Through periods both fallow and rich, Lore Segal knew only one way to spend her days—by writing
By Jane Bernstein Friday, July 17, 2026
Bending Toward Justice
Rejecting the “race riot” myth means facing the ugly truth
By Sally Greene Thursday, July 16, 2026
“The Bean-Stalk” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Jesse Lee Kercheval
Our inner mythologies
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, July 13, 2026
To the Manor Born
Adrian Tinniswood dissects the myth of the deteriorating British estate
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, July 10, 2026
Verse From the Abyss
How a Jewish poet rebuilt his mother tongue in the wake of the Holocaust
By Piotr Florczyk Thursday, July 9, 2026
current issue
Plus: The Phi Beta Kappa Society turns 250, Emily Bernard on her complicated obsession with Carl Van Vechten, Joshua Bodwell loses (part of) a tooth, and much more
Plus: The Phi Beta Kappa Society turns 250, Emily Bernard on her complicated obsession with Carl Van Vechten, Joshua Bodwell loses (part of) a tooth, and much more
The Two Ladies of Vermont
In 1875, the debate over whether to induct women into Phi Beta Kappa exposed a crack in the foundation of Western education
By Augustine Sedgewick Tuesday, September 8, 2026
A Life in Stanzas
How Phi Beta Kappa shaped one poet’s beginnings
By Sandra Beasley Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Welcome to the Bioemporium 
Brain-dead bodies hold great promise for medical education and research, but how do we calculate the ethical cost?
By Carl Elliott Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Love the Blood
Exploring the complexity of a life with Carl Van Vechten, on the centennial of his most notorious work
By Emily Bernard Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Our Energetic World
Life is not an accident but an inevitable result of physical laws
By Rebecca Boyle Tuesday, September 8, 2026
The Two Ladies of Vermont
In 1875, the debate over whether to induct women into Phi Beta Kappa exposed a crack in the foundation of Western education
By Augustine Sedgewick Tuesday, September 8, 2026
A Life in Stanzas
How Phi Beta Kappa shaped one poet’s beginnings
By Sandra Beasley Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Welcome to the Bioemporium
Brain-dead bodies hold great promise for medical education and research, but how do we calculate the ethical cost?
By Carl Elliott Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Love the Blood
Exploring the complexity of a life with Carl Van Vechten, on the centennial of his most notorious work
By Emily Bernard Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Our Energetic World
Life is not an accident but an inevitable result of physical laws