"I was fascinated by their story which begins with immigrant great grandparents from Austria, Poland and Russia." ...
ELLIPSIS, GENESIS We speak of beginnings as we trudge uphill to the observatory, sparks lifting in the sudden gloom— our
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In Sara Camhaji’s poems, the speaker’s worldview encompasses the plants’ power and authority over human ways. ...
With war not too far from Lithuania’s borders, the hopefulness emanating from the warmth and tactile nature of the tapestries and the vibrant ceramics provides much needed comfort. ...
“Prisoner Z” conjures a dystopian world that exists today in countries we can name. ...
The first Impressionist exhibition opened in Paris on April 15, 1874 and included five paintings from Camille Pissarro. ...
Treva Silverman, who wrote for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and other hits, is adored and admired by fellow comedy writers and actors alike. ...
A physics professor is approached by a stranger in São Paulo and is pulled into a metaphysical mystery. ...
Digital Editor Noah Phillips discovered that the six Israeli teenagers' biggest fear was facing polarization in the United States. ...
This poem by Rachel Mennies looks to the leaves for signs of resilience and finds them “more alive” for having braved the dark. ...
"I think for most of us, we’re looking for stability or safety. But life isn’t stable and a surprise is always coming. That’s what makes life, the movement of things." ...
The first time I found myself in synagogue for the chanting of the Book of Kohelet, or Ecclesiastes—typically read by Ashkenazi Jews during the Shabbat of Sukkot, the fall harvest festival—my first astonished thought was that I’d wandered into the wrong room, or at least picked up the wrong book. ...