Peter Dinklage on “Cyrano”
Joe Wright’s film “Cyrano,” nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, was based on Erica Schmidt’s 2018 stage musical of the same name. Peter Dinklage starred in both, as the unattractiv...
22 Feb 202216min
Nicholas Britell on the Art of the Film Score
Nicholas Britell has emerged as one of the most in-demand film composers working today, creating original music for projects that hew to no style or model. He wrote the infuriatingly catchy theme of H...
18 Feb 202218min
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the Path Forward for the Left
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the most prominent progressives in Washington. Her political ascent began with her shocking 2018 defeat of a longtime incumbent in a New York district that includes ...
14 Feb 202248min
On Cancel Culture and the State of Free Speech
Every few weeks, it seems, another example of so-called cancel culture is dominating the headlines and trending on social-media platforms. The refrain “you can’t say anything these days” has become a ...
11 Feb 202249min
David Remnick Talks with Lee Child, the Creator of Jack Reacher
Lee Child didn’t start writing novels until he lost a prestigious job producing TV in England during a shakeup that he attributes to Rupert Murdoch. He tried his hand at writing a thriller, and found ...
8 Feb 202230min
Black Thought Takes the Stage
Tariq Trotter, best known in music as Black Thought, the emcee of the Roots, is regarded by many hip-hop fans as one of the best freestyle rappers ever. His work changed shape when the Roots became th...
4 Feb 202219min
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
