Provincials, Light and Grass
April 3, 2024
Sumana Roy— I’d sometimes wonder whether I’d still be a provincial if I were the only person on this planet. The next immediate thought is—are there provinces on other planets?… READ MORE
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Earth Month Reading List 2024
April 1, 2024
First observed on April 22nd, 1970, Earth Day mobilizes support for environmental protection across the globe. Earth Month emerged in 1990, reconizing the global impact of Earth Day. Celebrate Earth… READ MORE
The Women, Men, and Children of the 1984–85 UK Miners’ Strike
March 29, 2024
Robert Gildea— [T]here was something of a gender revolution. Miners’ wives had been transformed by the strike. They had been involved in setting up local support groups, which came together… READ MORE
Ep. 133 – The Search for a Forgotten Architect
March 28, 2024
In this episode, curators and archivists William Whitaker and Heather Isbell Schumacher discuss the life and career of Minerva Parker Nichols, the subject of their new book, Minerva Parker Nichols:… READ MORE
Making the World at Home
March 27, 2024
Chloe Wigston Smith— Picture this: a young girl sits next to a fireplace, its dim glow brightened by warm candlelight. Her head is bent, and her eyes study the piece… READ MORE
Helen Ziska: The Unknown Artist Who Kept the March of Progress Image Alive
March 25, 2024
Gowan Dawson— The march of progress image shows a series of ape-like creatures that become progressively taller and more erect before reaching the upright human form. It is one of… READ MORE
Navigating A Saltier Future
March 22, 2024
David Sedlak— World Water Day normally includes discussions about the struggle to provide water to meet the needs of people and the environment. In the coming decades, crises related to… READ MORE
Finding Hope Among the Fragments
March 21, 2024
Ward Toward is the 118th volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets, in which Cindy Juyoung Ok moves assuredly between spaces—from the psych ward to a prison cell, from… READ MORE
Marcus Aurelius and How to Cope with Anxiety
March 20, 2024
Donald J. Robertson— When Marcus Aurelius was acclaimed emperor, in 161 CE, his first act was to insist that the Senate confer the same powers on his adoptive brother, who… READ MORE
Mark Rothko’s Sublime Works on Paper: A Conversation with Adam Greenhalgh, Christopher Rothko, and David Ebony
March 19, 2024
David Ebony — Perhaps the most expressive of the American Abstract Expressionists, Mark Rothko (1903-1970) is internationally recognized as one of the most dynamic and influential artists of the twentieth… READ MORE