Lose Your Tail
by Josh Kun
The 2018 commencement speech to graduates of Bard College Berlin
The 2018 commencement speech to graduates of Bard College Berlin
Listening through the Iron Curtain
by Peter Schmelz
An intimate history of musical exchange
An intimate history of musical exchange
The Autobiography of Solomon Maimon
by Paul Reitter
The brilliant, searing, and even hilarious account of life as a Talmudic prodigy
The brilliant, searing, and even hilarious account of life as a Talmudic prodigy
Nicole’s Father Is Not German
by Kristen Renwick Monroe
What difference does difference make?
What difference does difference make?
The Names
by Carole Maso
What's in a name? A universe of meaning, carved by history.
What's in a name? A universe of meaning, carved by history.
The Tide Was Always High
by Josh Kun
Music and musicians from Latin America are an inextricable part of the development of Los Angeles as a modern musical city.
Music and musicians from Latin America are an inextricable part of the development of Los Angeles as a modern musical city.
Artist Portfolio: Ran Ortner
Luscious large-scale paintings of the foaming sea, inspired by a lifetime of surfing.
The Horizontal City
by Michael P. Steinberg
Reflections on Berlin as the horizontalization of New York
Reflections on Berlin as the horizontalization of New York
Trump and Transatlantic Security
A discussion between Stephen Hadley and Christoph Heusgen New challenges and old grievances have put…
The Mythology of the Sectarian Middle East
by Ussama Makdisi
Divisions within, divisions without
Divisions within, divisions without
Democratic Degeneration: Three Easy Paths to Regression
by Charles Taylor
A celebrated philosopher discusses what's ailing democratic polities in the West
A celebrated philosopher discusses what's ailing democratic polities in the West
Performing Sound
An interview with sound artist Raven Chacon
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