On July 4, 1775, just his second day serving as commander-in-chief of the American revolutionary forces, George Washington issued strict orders to prevent the spread of infection among his soldiers: “No person is to be allowed to go to Fresh-water pond a fishing or any other occasion as there may be a danger of introducing […]
The National Theater of Greece is offering free access to some of its performances via its website, in an effort to bring people closer to art amid the coronavirus pandemic. Operating for more than 100 years, Greece’s National Theater has staged works of popular ancient, classic and contemporary writers. “We are responding to the COVID-19 […]
“On a late spring morning almost two years ago, while walking on Broadway, I suddenly noticed that something terrible had happened to Straus Park,” André Aciman begins. We published his essay Shadow Cities in our December 18th, 1997 issue. It is about all of the tiny griefs city dwellers experience as their environment changes. We’ve unlocked the








