Essay Family A Harmony in Living By Garret Keizer Happy families are indeed all alike in calling forth the best of their members’ humanity. More
Essay Communication Native Tongues By Simon Winchester The making of the Dictionary of American Regional English, a five-thousand-page, five-volume book documenting the history of American slang. More
Essay Death Mournful Creatures By Virginia Morell Humans may be the only animals who understand our mortality, but when it comes to grieving, we are not so unique. More
Essay Intoxication Fabled Powers By Sven Birkerts For an artist, a day of successful inspiration is also a day a systematic intoxication. More
Essay Book of Nature The Great Bend By Simon Winchester What if the Yangtze River had turned south instead of east? More
Essay Food Balanced Diets By Daniel Mason Pica is an unexplainable food curiosity—the overwhelming desire to eat the inedible. More
Essay Discovery How to Cross a Field of Snow By Robert Moor A primer for reconnoitering the unknown. More
Essay Magic Shows Healing Spirits By Daniel Mason The uneasy relationship between magic and medicine. More
Essay Philanthropy Treasure in Heaven By Peter Brown St. Augustine and other early Christians challenged the Roman idea of charity by invoking the ultimate authority—God. More
Essay Food The Imperial Kitchen By Jason Goodwin Ottoman cuisine developed over centuries as the imperial center of an empire of food. More
