A History of the Sassoons—One of the World’s Great Global Merchant Families

A History of the Sassoons—One of the World’s Great Global Merchant Families

Joseph Sassoon in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 26, 2022

How Martha Graham Was Inspired by Wassily Kandinsky

How Martha Graham Was Inspired by Wassily Kandinsky

Neil Baldwin on the Shared Artistic Visions of Modern Dance and Modern Art

By Neil Baldwin | October 25, 2022

Gray Area for Gray Matter: On the Time Einstein’s Brain was Stolen

Gray Area for Gray Matter: On the Time Einstein’s Brain was Stolen

A Quest for the Biological Basis of Genius

By Kathryn and Ross Petras | October 25, 2022

The Pains and Pleasures of Taking Decades to Write a Book

The Pains and Pleasures of Taking Decades to Write a Book

Devoney Looser on Researching Early Historical Novelists Jane and Anna Maria Porter

By Devoney Looser | October 25, 2022

“A Solemn Battle between Good and Evil.” Charles Sumner’s Radical, Compelling Message of Abolition

“A Solemn Battle between Good and Evil.” Charles Sumner’s Radical, Compelling Message of Abolition

Timothy Shenk on the Senator from Massachusetts and the Birth of the Republican Party

By Timothy Shenk | October 24, 2022

David Maraniss on the Afterlife of Jim Thorpe

David Maraniss on the Afterlife of Jim Thorpe

This Week on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | October 21, 2022

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How Sergei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes Revolutionized Dance

By Rupert Christiansen | October 19, 2022

“A Sicko Producer’s Dream.” On the Infectious Textures of Britney Spears’s Shifting Voice

By Natasha Lasky | October 17, 2022

On the Life and Work of Stevie Nicks

By Keen On | October 14, 2022

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

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

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

Katherine Rundell on Love and Literature in the Elizabethan Era

By Katherine Rundell | October 5, 2022

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