Books for Mother’s Day
May 7, 2015
The very first Mother’s Day was celebrated in 1908 in Grafton, West Virginia when Anna Jarvis’s held a memorial for her late mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, who had died in… READ MORE
Category: Humanities
The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization: An Interview with Felix Posen
May 6, 2015
The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization will be a ten-volume collection of 3,000 years of Jewish literature, artwork, and artifacts. We sat down with Felix Posen, who conceived the… READ MORE
Americanizing the Ten Commandments
April 30, 2015
Michael Coogan— In 2001, Roy Moore, the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, installed a massive monument featuring the Ten Commandments in the courthouse rotunda. When ordered by a federal… READ MORE
Why Poetry Matters
April 21, 2015
In Why Poetry Matters, the gifted poet, novelist and biographer Jay Parini gives us a deeply felt meditation on poetry. He explores its language and meaning, and its power to… READ MORE
Books et Veritas: Art, Photography, and Dressing Up
April 16, 2015
Olivier van Donselaar— As an international transfer student coming from London, a city famous for its vibrant and diverse cultural scene, I experienced culture shock and serious disorientation during my… READ MORE
Hymnals and Haggadot: Six Books for Easter and Passover
April 5, 2015
This weekend is an important one for many as Jews give thanks for their freedom from slavery and Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Whether you’re attending a Seder,… READ MORE
The Ceaseless Curiosity of Alberto Manguel: An Interview with the Reader
April 2, 2015
What drives us to learn? How do books help us understand the world? How does language fail us? We sat down with reader and writer Alberto Manguel to satisfy our,… READ MORE
Cervantes: Lost and Found
March 23, 2015
Roberto González Echevarría— It now seems certain that Cervantes’ remains have been found in Madrid; for four centuries they had been given up for lost. What does this mean and… READ MORE
Why Acting Matters
March 19, 2015
In Why Acting Matters, respected and insightful writers on movies and theater David Thomson examines the allure of the performing arts for both the artist and the audience member while… READ MORE
The Innovative Poetry of Mallarmé
March 18, 2015
Mary Ann Caws— Happy birthday, Stéphane! Everything about Symbolism’s great poet makes him ours too. His strangeness, for example, while writing about the latest fashion using all those pseudonyms in… READ MORE
Memories of Chevreuse