What Makes a “Great” Banker? The Story of Edmond Safra, One of the Greatest Bankers of the 20th Century

What Makes a “Great” Banker? The Story of Edmond Safra, One of the Greatest Bankers of the 20th Century

Daniel Gross in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 14, 2022

The Naturalist’s Gaze: What Charles Darwin Saw in Tahiti

The Naturalist’s Gaze: What Charles Darwin Saw in Tahiti

Diana Preston on the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Imperial Power in the South Pacific

By Diana Preston | October 13, 2022

The Waning Years of Edward Hopper

The Waning Years of Edward Hopper

Richard Lacayo on How Aging Impacts an Artist’s Output and Oeuvre

By Richard Lacayo | October 13, 2022

What Made Samuel Adams Both the Most Essential and the Least Understood Founding Father

What Made Samuel Adams Both the Most Essential and the Least Understood Founding Father

Stacy Schiff in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 13, 2022

Examining Charles Darwin’s Soul: A Singular Case of Biophilia

Examining Charles Darwin’s Soul: A Singular Case of Biophilia

Kay Harel in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 12, 2022

Nina Totenberg on Her Long Friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Nina Totenberg on Her Long Friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Her Loyalty, “Incredible Timing,” and More

By Nina Totenberg | October 6, 2022

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Sex and the 16th Century: How John Donne Learned To Write Love Poetry

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Annie Ernaux on the “Infinite Lack” in Our Search for Love

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How an Architect’s Endless Pursuit of Artistic Perfection Drove Him To Despair

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Charlotte Van den Broeck on the Italian Baroque Master, Francesco Borromini

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How Truman Capote and Andy Warhol's Complex Friendship Marked Them Both

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Blake Gopnik and Rob Roth on Adapting the Conversations of Two American Icons for the Stage

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What the Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment of Marvin Anderson Reveals About the American Legal System

What the Wrongful Conviction and Imprisonment of Marvin Anderson Reveals About the American Legal System

Daniel S. Medwed on the Biases and Systemic Failures That Keep Innocent People in Prison

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Human Skulls, Misogynists, and Disability: On the Life of Marcella Hazan and Her Return to Culinary Simplicity

Human Skulls, Misogynists, and Disability: On the Life of Marcella Hazan and Her Return to Culinary Simplicity

When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Roast Chicken

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