SPOTLIGHT
The Spirit Seeker
Were it not for W. A. R. Goodwin, Williamsburg, Virginia, would look like a very different place today
By Andrew Reiner Friday, October 23, 2026
SPOTLIGHT
The Spirit Seeker
Were it not for W. A. R. Goodwin, Williamsburg, Virginia, would look like a very different place today
By Andrew Reiner Friday, October 23, 2026
It’s All in Your Head
What a remarkable thing it is to remember what you read
By Bonnie Friedman Thursday, October 22, 2026
“Monet’s Waterlilies” by Robert Hayden
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Jill Enfield
A Seat With a View
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, October 19, 2026
For Peat’s Sake
Merritt Turetsky on the secret life (and death) of bogs
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, October 16, 2026
Losing the Thread
Can our culture survive without books?
By Todd Shy Thursday, October 15, 2026
“To Lallie (Outside the British Museum)” by Amy Levy
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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
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
A Teacher and a Friend
The roots of Anthony Benezet’s campaign against slavery—and his belief in Black and white equality—can be traced to the remarkable school he ran out of his home
By David Chanoff Thursday, October 1, 2026
My Two Front Teeth
Reflections on a lifetime of dental drama
By Joshua Bodwell Thursday, September 17, 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 Friday, September 11, 2026
The Revolutionary Scholar
Meditations on Phi Beta Kappa and the futures we imagine
By Esther L. Jones 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 Teacher and a Friend
The roots of Anthony Benezet’s campaign against slavery—and his belief in Black and white equality—can be traced to the remarkable school he ran out of his home
By David Chanoff Thursday, October 1, 2026
My Two Front Teeth
Reflections on a lifetime of dental drama
By Joshua Bodwell Thursday, September 17, 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 Friday, September 11, 2026
The Revolutionary Scholar
Meditations on Phi Beta Kappa and the futures we imagine
By Esther L. Jones 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