5 Things You Didn’t Know About Roald Dahl
What don't you know about the famous children's book author?
Dorothea Lange and the Making of Migrant Mother
Follow the rich history of Dorothea Lange, as she captured the iconic and lasting portrait of Florence Thompson, more famously known as Migrant Mother.
Gabriel García Márquez: Off in the Clouds
A 1987 interview with the author of the beloved books One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera.
John Adams’ “On the Transmigration of Souls,” After 9/11
How to memorialize a national tragedy in music?
Alfred Jarry and the Angsty Artist Archetype
French playwright Alfred Jarry and his famous play, "Ubu Roi" may have created the angsty artist archetype we know today.
Star Trek’s 50th Star Date Anniversary
September 8 marks the 50th anniversary of the first season of Star Trek, the NBC science-fiction series produced by Gene Roddenberry.
A Bag of Old Songs from Elsewhere
Sidney Robertson Cowell might be starting to get the attention her rich life, first-rate writing, and broad work as an ethnomusicologist deserve.
Is Writing a Technology or a Language? Let’s Ask Some Aliens
Are written and spoken language really two different things?
Why We Love to Be Scared
Nearly 1.5 billion tickets to horror movies were sold in 2015 alone. But why do we love being scared so much?
Infertility and The Art of Waiting
Our Friday Reads: a new book by Belle Boggs called The Art of Waiting.