Guillermo del Toro and Bradley Cooper on the Enduring Appeal of Noir
Guillermo del Toro has been called the leading fantasy filmmaker of this century. His movies include “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Hellboy,” and “The Shape of Water,” which won four Academy Awards in 2018, incl...
1 Feb 202219min
Russia’s Intentions in Ukraine—and America
“They push buttons,” says Timothy Snyder, a professor of history at Yale. “What button of ours are they pushing here? What are they trying to get us to do?” Vladimir Putin is posturing toward a costly...
28 Jan 202230min
The Trials of a Whistle-blower
As a nurse at the Irwin County Detention Center—a Georgia facility run by LaSalle Corrections, a private company operating an immigration-detention contract with ICE—Dawn Wooten became aware of some f...
25 Jan 202227min
The Olympic Games Return to China, in a Changed World
Much has changed since China last hosted the Olympics, during the 2008 Summer Games. Those Games were widely seen as greatly improving China’s international reputation. But the 2022 Winter Games have ...
21 Jan 202222min
Hilton Als and Emma Cline on the Late Joan Didion
Joan Didion tried and failed, she said, “to think”; that is, to write about abstractions and symbols, and make grand arguments in the manner of the New York intellectuals of her time. Instead, the Cal...
18 Jan 202218min
The Biden Presidency, Year One
President Biden took the oath of office in a moment of deep crisis—the pandemic in full swing and just weeks after an unprecedented attempt to overturn the election by violence. Merely a return to nor...
14 Jan 202231min
Nnedi Okorafor on Sci-Fi Through an African Lens
Nnedi Okorafor, a recipient of the prestigious Hugo Award, is a prolific writer of science-fiction and fantasy novels for adults and young adults. She spoke with Vinson Cunningham about how her Nigeri...
11 Jan 202223min
A New Civil War in America?
When rioters, encouraged by the President, stormed the Capitol, one year ago, to overturn the results of the election, the idea that such a thing could play out in America was stunning. But the attack...
7 Jan 202226min
