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Communing with a Writer

Reader mail on George Eliot, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and more.

The tomb of British novelist Mary Ann Evans, who wrote under the name β€˜George Eliot,’ is seen in Highgate Cemetery, London, on February 5, 2019.

Soundings

Reader mail on the theremin, college sports, β€˜owning the insult,’ and more.

Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin perform at Earl's Court in London, May 1975.

Terror and Courage

Notes on Ukraine and Russia, cont.

A firefighter washes his face as he works at the compound of a printworks hit by Russian missile strikes in Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 23, 2024.

Bring Back Dink Stover

On the professionalization of college sports, etc.

College football in the 1930s

Skaters, Pols, Birds . . .

Reader mail on Oksana Baiul, Ben Sasse, tree swallows, and more.

Olympic figure-skating gold medalist Oksana Baiul, from Ukraine, addresses a pro-Ukraine rally in Las Vegas, Nev., March 5, 2022.

Curiosities for the Curious

On a music podcast with the theremin, etc.

Leon Theremin performs on his invention, the theremin, in New York City in the 1920s or '30s.

McConnell vs. OrbΓ‘n

In a blunt and significant floor speech, Senator Mitch McConnell took on the Hungarian leader, Viktor OrbΓ‘n.

Left: Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) in November 2023. Right: Hungarian leader Viktor OrbΓ‘n in February 2024.

Heavy Metal

On the New York Philharmonic, Gustav Mahler, World War II, and a salvage campaign.

Gustav Mahler

Funny, Painful, Etc.

Reader mail on American education and β€˜Saturday Night Live.’

Bleakness and Light

On Charles Dickens, Yefim Bronfman, etc.

Lord Mayor of London David Wootton (left) and Britain's Prince Charles look at a portrait of Charles Dickens during a visit to the Dickens Museum in London in 2012.

Within the Ukraine War

On a podcast with Illia Ponomarenko, Ukrainian war reporter.

Galina Shevtsova in front of her apartment building, Mariupol, Russian-occupied Ukraine, November 16, 2022. She lives in the basement with her husband, Pavel. Their apartment higher in the building was destroyed by Russian forces the previous March.

Britannia Rules

Reader mail on things British.

A residence in the village of Dorridge, West Midlands, England, May 2024

Fear, and Love, of Needles

Reader mail on vinyl records, running, and more.

An Audio-Technica staff member places a needle on a record at the IFA consumer-technology fair in Berlin, Germany, September 1, 2022.

Fit to Print

Reader mail on reading newspapers, the French language in Michigan, etc.

Reading a newspaper at a trailer park in Sarasota, Fla., 1941

A Sinister Singling Out

Notes on Eurovision, Israel, Hamas, etc.

People hold Palestinian flags during a protest against Israeli participation in the Eurovision Song Contest ahead of the second semi-final in MalmΓΆ, Sweden, May 9, 2024.

In the Face of Hell, Perseverance

Notes on Ukraine and Russia.

A firefighter works at the site of a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 4, 2024.

Man of the Book

On a podcast with Mohamad Jebara, scholar and explainer of Islam.

A fragment of a Koran manuscript is seen in the library at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

A Mad Song and More

Reader mail on hating, cousin marriage, etc.

Attendee Judith Hawkins poses next to a display at the <I>Mad</I>-magazine booth during Comic-Con Preview Night in San Diego, Calif., July 20, 2016.
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