January 9, 2015
We’re looking forward to the publication this season of The Writings of Josep Lluís Sert, a volume that provides new insight into Sert’s role as the founder of urban design,… READ MORE
January 7, 2015
Sharon Bertsch McGrayne— The Imitation Game is a good yarn about Alan Turing and cracking the German naval Enigma code during World War II. But that’s what it is: a… READ MORE
January 5, 2015
“… an exhilarating exhibition …” — Roberta Smith, The New York Times “… absorbing and provoking as well as notable historically… ” –Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books “… dazzling… READ MORE
John Marzluff— That’s right, today is the thirteenth annual National Bird Day, a time to reflect on the riches birds bring into our lives—their beautiful song and color, the marvel… READ MORE
January 2, 2015
Fady Joudah, Palestinian-American, physician, celebrated poet and translator of poetry, and winner of the 2007 Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition for his collection Earth in the Attic, discusses the… READ MORE
January 1, 2015
Sally Salvesen– Ten years ago I was in Dublin working with Anne Crookshank and the Knight of Glin on the second edition of their book Ireland’s Painters, when Robert Towers,… READ MORE
December 26, 2014
David Ebony— The first Maya archeological site I ever visited was Uxmal, on an extended tour of the Yucatán in Mexico in the early 1980s. Exploring the sprawling ruins of… READ MORE
December 25, 2014
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me A book of global street photography. On the second day of Christmas, I gave to… READ MORE
December 22, 2014
The end of the year is the perfect time to reflect on some of our favorite books from 2014. Assistant Managing Editor Heidi Downey recommends Seeing Through Paintings: Physical Examination in Art Historical Studies by Andrea… READ MORE
David Young Kim– Along with the presidents’ names, and birds and flowers of the fifty states (or at least some of them), schoolchildren in classrooms around the United States once… READ MORE
From 9/11 to 9/11: The Widening of the Atlantic