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How Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Came to Compose His First Symphony

How Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Came to Compose His First Symphony

Jan Swafford on the Influence of Leopold Mozart on
His Precocious Son

By Jan Swafford | December 15, 2020

On Catholicism and Doomscrolling in Sigrid Undset's <em>Kristin Lavransdatter</em>

On Catholicism and Doomscrolling in Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter

This Week from the Lit Century Podcast with Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | December 8, 2020

On the Supreme Court's Misinterpretation of the Religion Clauses

On the Supreme Court's Misinterpretation of the Religion Clauses

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | December 7, 2020

Discovering The Power of Books During the Syrian Revolution

Discovering The Power of Books During the Syrian Revolution

Delphine Minoui on Reading as Refuge

By Delphine Minoui | December 3, 2020

What Does It Take to Be Granted Sainthood?

What Does It Take to Be Granted Sainthood?

Following Emil Kapaun's Journey from Kansas to the Vatican

By joedrape | December 2, 2020

Can We Bridge the Divide Between Science and Religion?

Can We Bridge the Divide Between Science and Religion?

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | December 2, 2020

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On Visiting Auschwitz and Grappling with the Climate of Evil and Injustice

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On the Prosperity Gospel, the Soul of Money, and Proto-Capitalist Jesus

By Frederick Kaufman | November 24, 2020

The Ghosts of the Trump Presidency Will Linger Longer Than We Think

By Gabrielle Bellot | November 13, 2020

The Diaries of Imre Kertész: On Power, Revolution, and Futurity

The Diaries of Imre Kertész: On Power, Revolution, and Futurity

From The Last Inn, January 1st to November 17th, 2001

By Imre Kertész and Tim Wilkinson | November 13, 2020

Between the Cane Rows: Principles of Making in the Cycles of Power

Between the Cane Rows: Principles of Making in the Cycles of Power

Patrick Rosal on Family History, Language Ecosystems, and Life in the Cane Fields

By Patrick Rosal | November 5, 2020

Why Byzantium? Studying the Art of the Middle Ages as a Queer Latinx

Why Byzantium? Studying the Art of the Middle Ages as a Queer Latinx

Roland Betancourt on the Origins of His Latest Book

By Roland Betancourt | November 4, 2020

Wonder or Horror? On the Dark Side of Our Reverence for Nature

Wonder or Horror? On the Dark Side of Our Reverence for Nature

Tyler Malone Explores the Cinematic Worlds of Eco-Horror

By Tyler Malone | October 30, 2020

A Witch’s Rules of Matrimony

A Witch’s Rules of Matrimony

Lucile Scott on Myth, Faith, and Ritual in the Chaos of 2020

By Lucile Scott | October 30, 2020

Noam Chomsky on the President, the Pandemic, and the Upcoming Election

Noam Chomsky on the President, the Pandemic, and the Upcoming Election

In Conversation with David Barsamian

By David Barsamian | October 27, 2020

How a Rare and Ancient Manuscript Moved Me to Write a Novel

How a Rare and Ancient Manuscript Moved Me to Write a Novel

Natalka Burian on the Allure of the Voynich Manuscript

By Natalka Burian | October 19, 2020

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