John Keats
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkened ways
Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall
From our dark spirits.
Through August 9, 2026
Han Kang's forthcoming collection blends essays, poems, photographs, and diary fragments, including her Nobel Lecture — a meditation on writing, loss, and the body.
"Poem" by Ron Padgett — Paris Review Poetry Newsletter The Paris Review
Padgett's stripped-down, plainspoken verse arrives in your inbox like a postcard from a friend who happens to be one of America's most quietly essential poets.
The Knit Sport Coat — Todd Snyder Newsletter Todd Snyder
A menswear retailer makes the case for the knit blazer as the last great summer compromise between comfort and dignity — and somehow it reads like a small manifesto.
FILM Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir's second novel gets the blockbuster treatment — a lonely astronaut, a mystery, and the kind of hard-sci-fi problem-solving that makes you forget you're on a couch.
The subterranean dystopia deepens its mythology in its third season — the best slow-burn science fiction on television right now, and it only gets more claustrophobic.
Greg Vernick's first venture outside Center City — a highly anticipated Fishtown opening bringing his precise, ingredient-driven cooking to a new corner of the city.
Freedom Dreams — Final Week at the Barnes Foundation
Immersive film, video, and installation telling stories of Americans of color over 250 years. Closes August 9 — this is your last week.
A Nation of Artists — Guided Tour at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
August 3 — a guided walk through the Semiquincentennial exhibition celebrating American art across 250 years, co-presented with PAFA.
Arts and Crafts in Philadelphia — Philadelphia Museum of Art
August 7–9 — a weekend showcase of contemporary craft and handmade work at the PMA, part of the city's 250th anniversary programming.
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.— Marcel Proust