Arthur Miller’s Chameleon Play
Source: The Nation
Critic Alina Cohen reviews a recent Broadway production of The Crucible and reflects on the play’s lasting themes.
Arts & Entertainment
Elizabethan Theatre Conventions
Source: The Drama Teacher
A longtime drama teacher spells out the most important conventions of drama to understand when reading Shakespeare.
Take It from ‘Hamilton’: Why Unyielding Ambition Is a Blessing and a Curse
Source: Forbes
An entrepreneur applies themes from a hit musical to his career choices.
HP Lovecraft: The man who haunted horror fans
Source: BBC News
H.P. Lovecraft, perhaps best known for his tentacled monster Cthulhu, is regarded as one of the most influential horror writers in literary history. Read this article to find out what makes his work unique.
Fighting for Visibility
Source: Astronomy
Hidden Figures, first a book and now a movie, brings to light the significant role of some of the female African-American mathematicians at NASA during the 1960s, and the challenges faced by the women at that time.
A student’s perspective on technology in her school and classroom
Source: Parent Paperwork
Read about the benefits of technology for learning from the perspective of a high-school student.
In ‘All the Wild That Remains,’ David Gessner illuminates two great writers on the American West.
Source: The Washington Post
Read this review of nature writer David Gessner’s biography of two other authors whose work he argues remains relevant today.
Minneapolis author Louise Erdrich finds writing humor is the ‘hardest thing’
Source: Star Tribune
Award-winning author Louise Erdrich discusses her writing process and the Native American tradition at the root of her newest novel, LaRose.
These Rarely Seen Photographs are a Who’s Who of the Harlem Renaissance
Source: Smithsonian
Read about this collection of photos by Carl Van Vechten, who employed more of an archival rather than artistic method to his work. He sought to photograph as many notable people of the early 20th century as possible.
Jamaica Kincaid’s Antigua
Source: The New York Times
In this essay, travel writer Monica Drake explores the homeland of author Jamaica Kincaid and looks for the inspiration she found in her writing.