SPOTLIGHT
“But Maybe God Needs Our Longing” by Nelly Sachs
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 24, 2026
SPOTLIGHT
“But Maybe God Needs Our Longing” by Nelly Sachs
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Musings of a Savoyard
Searching for Gilbert and Sullivan in the 21st century
By Willard Spiegelman Monday, February 23, 2026
The Carnifex of Cachtice
Shelley Puhak on the murderous legend of Elizabeth Bathory
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 20, 2026
Netflix Goes to Vietnam
When a filmmaker wanted to understand the war that changed his father, he decided to make a documentary
By Thomas A. Bass Thursday, February 19, 2026
“Curtains” by Ruth Stone
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Laylah Ali
Two-dimensional humanity
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, February 16, 2026
Gilded Guilt
On Taylor Swift, Julian Fellowes, and the class conflicts that never die
By Jessa Crispin Friday, February 13, 2026
The Heart of the Matter
A new cardiovascular drug may be revolutionary, but what we really need is more quality time with our doctors
By Jay Neugeboren Thursday, February 12, 2026
Expect the Worst
Sometimes we free ourselves by embracing our darkest fears
By Ronald W. Dworkin Thursday, December 4, 2025
“Epilogue” by Robert Lowell
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Renaissance Man
Doctor, writer, musician, and orator: Rudolph Fisher was a scientist and an artist whose métier was Harlem
By Harriet A. Washington Monday, December 1, 2025
Too Alone in This World, Yet Not
A newly opened archive reveals further contradictions about a poet steeped in paradox
By Elena S. Danielson Thursday, November 27, 2025
“Leda and the Swan” by W. B. Yeats
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Patriot Acts
What Ken Burns gets wrong about the war that made America
By Andrew Lawler Monday, November 24, 2025
Ground Truths
Edward McPherson zooms in on the aerial view
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, November 21, 2025
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Plus: Philip Alcabes explores the fantasy of American psychiatry, Jess Love embraces the DVD, Natalie Angier goes back to Bellevue, and much more
Plus: Philip Alcabes explores the fantasy of American psychiatry, Jess Love embraces the DVD, Natalie Angier goes back to Bellevue, and much more
Acid Blues (Slight Return)
The music of Jimi Hendrix continues to strike a chord
By James McManus Monday, January 5, 2026
The Last Good Thing
DVDs, streaming, and the price
of nostalgia
By Jess Love Thursday, December 11, 2025
Renaissance Man
Doctor, writer, musician, and orator: Rudolph Fisher was a scientist and an artist whose métier was Harlem
By Harriet A. Washington Monday, December 1, 2025
Acid Blues (Slight Return)
The music of Jimi Hendrix continues to strike a chord
By James McManus Monday, January 5, 2026
The Last Good Thing
DVDs, streaming, and the price
of nostalgia
By Jess Love Thursday, December 11, 2025
Renaissance Man
Doctor, writer, musician, and orator: Rudolph Fisher was a scientist and an artist whose métier was Harlem
By Harriet A. Washington Monday, December 1, 2025
