Thursday, 8 October 2026
363 articles · times in UTC
Arts & Letters Daily · 01:32
After his 10-year-old daughter died, Darwin sought solace in his barnacles. For the naturalist, grief was best relieved by work ↗After his 10-year-old daughter died, Darwin sought solace in his barnacles. For the naturalist, grief was best relieved by work
Arts & Letters Daily · 01:32
Generational analysis is almost always nonsense," says Leon Wieseltier. No one told Yale's Kent Professor of Law and History ↗Generational analysis is almost always nonsense," says Leon Wieseltier. No one told Yale's Kent Professor of Law and History
Arts & Letters Daily · 01:32
Is a 600-page history of the British novel a monument to a dying form? If so, it's a joyous one ↗Is a 600-page history of the British novel a monument to a dying form? If so, it's a joyous one
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:32
Robert Frost was both a skeptical believer and a believing skeptic. Yet his letters reveal a soul closer to despair ↗Robert Frost was both a skeptical believer and a believing skeptic. Yet his letters reveal a soul closer to despair
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:32
Silicon Valley’s self-styled futurists build marvelous machines. Their politics, though, recycle discredited ideas. Jill Lepore explains ↗Silicon Valley’s self-styled futurists build marvelous machines. Their politics, though, recycle discredited ideas. Jill Lepore explains
Arts & Letters Daily · 22:32
A quip about Hitler made Hannah Arendt and Mary McCarthy enemies. A subway-platform truce made them friends for life ↗A quip about Hitler made Hannah Arendt and Mary McCarthy enemies. A subway-platform truce made them friends for life