NPR focuses on a citywide effort in Tucson to put people in touch with Emily Dickenson - in some cases almost literally. Emily Dickins...

In his last year of literary production, Friedrich Nietzsche wrote several books, including Twilight of the Idols. By the time this book hit...

The Genesis of Desire , a reading of some of the best known stories of Genesis with Avivah Zornberg. Scots-born Zornberg brings a lot to her...

National Geo has a great cover story this month about the world's oldest temple , dating back some 11,600 years, being excavated in Turk...

Stephen Mitchell has a new treatment of the Iliad: It's Not All Greek to Him The 'rock star' of translators produces a daring ne...

The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls .

Arline sends this link to a remarkable aerial tour of Israel : Watch it in full screen mode if possible. Its a preview of Jerusalem , an IMA...

This recent NPR story about a debate over belief in a literal Adam and Eve raises some interesting interpretive points. While there's...

I'll be curious to see how Esotericism and the Academy , due in 2012, develops this fascinating topic: View larger image Esotericism an...

Hooke, Micrographia In this interview, novelist Neal Stephenson touches on a peculiar aspect of the age of Milton and Newton: The medieval ...

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Anyone who subscribes to the New York Review of Books should have a look at Stephen Greenblatt's piece, "The Lonely Gods." He...