SPOTLIGHT
The Minotaur’s Muses
The romantic cruelty of a brilliant artist
By Anne Matthews Friday, February 27, 2026
SPOTLIGHT
The Minotaur’s Muses
The romantic cruelty of a brilliant artist
By Anne Matthews Friday, February 27, 2026
“But Maybe God Needs Our Longing” by Nelly Sachs
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Musings of a Savoyard
Searching for Gilbert and Sullivan in the 21st century
By Willard Spiegelman Monday, February 23, 2026
The Carnifex of Cachtice
Shelley Puhak on the murderous legend of Elizabeth Bathory
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 20, 2026
Netflix Goes to Vietnam
When a filmmaker wanted to understand the war that changed his father, he decided to make a documentary
By Thomas A. Bass Thursday, February 19, 2026
“Curtains” by Ruth Stone
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Laylah Ali
Two-dimensional humanity
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, February 16, 2026
“But Maybe God Needs Our Longing” by Nelly Sachs
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Musings of a Savoyard
Searching for Gilbert and Sullivan in the 21st century
By Willard Spiegelman Monday, February 23, 2026
The Carnifex of Cachtice
Shelley Puhak on the murderous legend of Elizabeth Bathory
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 20, 2026
Netflix Goes to Vietnam
When a filmmaker wanted to understand the war that changed his father, he decided to make a documentary
By Thomas A. Bass Thursday, February 19, 2026
“Curtains” by Ruth Stone
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Laylah Ali
Two-dimensional humanity
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, February 16, 2026
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Plus: Philip Alcabes explores the fantasy of American psychiatry, Jess Love embraces the DVD, Natalie Angier goes back to Bellevue, and much more
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The music of Jimi Hendrix continues to strike a chord
By James McManus Monday, January 5, 2026
The Last Good Thing
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Renaissance Man
Doctor, writer, musician, and orator: Rudolph Fisher was a scientist and an artist whose métier was Harlem
By Harriet A. Washington Monday, December 1, 2025
Acid Blues (Slight Return)
The music of Jimi Hendrix continues to strike a chord
By James McManus Monday, January 5, 2026
The Last Good Thing
DVDs, streaming, and the price
of nostalgia
By Jess Love Thursday, December 11, 2025
Renaissance Man
Doctor, writer, musician, and orator: Rudolph Fisher was a scientist and an artist whose métier was Harlem
By Harriet A. Washington Monday, December 1, 2025
