Oscar Hammerstein II: Works Well With Others
February 3, 2023
Laurie Winer— I had gotten my Library of Congress ID card, but I did not have an appointment with anyone in particular at the Music Division, the large research room… READ MORE
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Ep. 101 – A Conversation with Designer Stephen Burks
February 2, 2023
In this episode of the podcast, we talk with Stephen Burks, designer, educator, principal at Stephen Burks Man Made, and the subject of an exhibition at Atlanta’s High Museum of… READ MORE
A Witness in St. George
February 1, 2023
Mari N. Crabtree— The downpour came suddenly, and it was loud. Hours of driving through steady rain had lulled me into believing that the remnants of the most recent hurricane… READ MORE
Burning Pitch: Telling a New Story of 1776
January 31, 2023
Benjamin L. Carp— When you write a book, you have to promote it. When you promote a book, they ask you to pitch ideas to news outlets. When you pitch… READ MORE
The Age of Dionysus
January 30, 2023
Robert D. Kaplan— Many hope and believe that the murderous autocratic regimes in Russia and Iran must eventually give way to democracy. But it may be a long struggle. I… READ MORE
An Afternoon at Ferme d’Auteuil
January 27, 2023
Patrick Modiano— In the street, he unfolded the sheet she’d handed him. Written on it was: Kim, 288-15-28. Strange first name. But it had something pert and cheerful… READ MORE
My Egypt Archive: A Conversation with Alan Mikhail
January 25, 2023
In My Egypt Archive, Alan Mikhail provides an engaging on-the-ground account of the everyday authoritarianism that produced the Arab Spring in Egypt. Here, Mikhail talks to us about his continued… READ MORE
Ep. 100 – The History and Future of Abortion in America
January 24, 2023
In Roe: The History of a National Obsession, the leading U.S. expert on abortion law charts the many meanings associated with Roe v. Wade during its fifty-year history. In this… READ MORE
Why Dance Matters I. Animation Unbound
January 23, 2023
Mindy Aloff— I first saw the “street dancer” known as Storyboard P in a solo called “Dream Chaser,” in 2013, at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, in a performance during the U.S…. READ MORE
The Will to See
January 20, 2023
Bernard-Henri Lévy— Reporting . . . The first thought this word always brings to mind is universel reportage and the disdain in which France’s most exacting… READ MORE