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Agnes Callard

The Case Against Travel

It turns us into the worst version of ourselves while convincing us that we’re at our best.

The Problem of Marital Loneliness

The new “Scenes from a Marriage,” on HBO, avoids the dark questions that Ingmar Bergman confronted in the original.

What Do the Humanities Do in a Crisis?

Crises are, at least while they are happening, not educational opportunities. But there are still things to learn.

The Case Against Travel

It turns us into the worst version of ourselves while convincing us that we’re at our best.

The Problem of Marital Loneliness

The new “Scenes from a Marriage,” on HBO, avoids the dark questions that Ingmar Bergman confronted in the original.

What Do the Humanities Do in a Crisis?

Crises are, at least while they are happening, not educational opportunities. But there are still things to learn.