Kevin Young on His Book “Night Watch,” Inspired by Death and Dante
Kevin Young is the poetry editor for The New Yorker, and the author of many books of his own poetry. His newest work, “Night Watch,” focusses on death, while also drawing upon his wide view of history...
16 Sep 202517min
How the “Dangerous Gimmick” of the Two-State Solution Ended in Disaster
For decades, the United States backed efforts to achieve a two-state solution—in which Israel would exist side by side with the Palestinian state, with both states recognizing each other’s claim to co...
12 Sep 202538min
Jeff Tweedy on His New Triple Album, “Twilight Override”
Jeff Tweedy is best known as the front man of Wilco, the rock band he formed in Chicago in 1994. In recent years, he’s been working more often as a solo artist, putting out records under his own name ...
9 Sep 202528min
Anna Wintour Embraces a New Era at Vogue
Speculation, analysis, and commentary circulated all summer, after the announcement, in June, that Anna Wintour would step back from her role as the editor-in-chief of American Vogue. This changing of...
5 Sep 202539min
Fred Armisen on “100 Sound Effects”
The comedian Fred Armisen has a thing for sound. He’s a former punk musician and a master of accents, and he is now releasing a new album of sound effects. “I was lamenting that there aren’t sound-eff...
2 Sep 202518min
Donald Trump’s War on Culture Is Not a Sideshow
The term “culture wars” is most often associated with issues of sexuality, race, religion, and gender. But, as recent months have made plain, when Donald Trump refers to the culture wars, he also mean...
29 Aug 202531min
How Extreme Heat Affects the Body
The Korey Stringer Institute, at the University of Connecticut, is named after an N.F.L. player who died of exertional heatstroke. The lab’s main research subjects have been athletes, members of the m...
26 Aug 202517min
How Big Tech Sets the Agenda in Trump’s America
Donald Trump is the most tech-friendly President in American history. He enlisted social media to win office; he became a promoter—and beneficiary—of cryptocurrency, breaking long-standing norms aroun...
22 Aug 202532min
