On Art, Music and the Humanist Spirit in the Face of Nazi Atrocities

On Art, Music and the Humanist Spirit in the Face of Nazi Atrocities

From Jeremy Eichler's Baillie Gifford Prize Shortlisted Time's Echo

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A Conflagration That Consumes: What One Family Lost to Fire

A Conflagration That Consumes: What One Family Lost to Fire

From John Vaillant's Baillie GIfford Prize Shortlisted Fire Weather

By John Vaillant | November 2, 2023

Marie Ndiaye on a Novel's Many Twists and Turns

Marie Ndiaye on a Novel's Many Twists and Turns

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Vengeance Is Mine

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What is Left Unsaid: How Some Words Do—Or Don't—Make It Into Print

What is Left Unsaid: How Some Words Do—Or Don't—Make It Into Print

Sarah Ogilvie on Alexander John Ellis, the Man Behind the Oxford English Dictionary

By Sarah Ogilvie | October 23, 2023

How the Iron Horse Spelled Doom for the American Buffalo

How the Iron Horse Spelled Doom for the American Buffalo

Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns on General Custer, Buffalo Bill and Grand Duke Alexis

By Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns | October 16, 2023

Fear of Indirect Contact: Todd Portnowitz on Translating Jhumpa Lahiri

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"We resent that there’s an interpretive element to translation."

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