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The “Daily Show” host talks with David Remnick about his contract with Paramount Skydance, the government’s attack on political satire, and how our institutions got so weak. (article)
Jon Stewart has been a leading figure in political comedy since before the turn of the millennium. But compared to his early years on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”—when Stewart wa... (article)
The “Daily Show” host talks with David Remnick about his contract with Paramount Skydance, the government’s attack on political satire, and how our institutions got so weak. (article)
“Sometimes a term is so apt, its meaning so clear and so relevant to our circumstances, that it becomes more than just a useful buzzword and grows to define an entire moment,” the col... (article)
In the new book “Enshittification,” Cory Doctorow argues that the deterioration of the online experience is a deliberate business strategy; he chats with the tech columnist Kyle Chayka. (article)
The author’s new essay collection, “Dead and Alive,” addresses debates on representation in literature, feminism, and how our phones have radicalized us. (article)
The author discusses her new collection, “Dead and Alive,” and its concern with technology in our lives. And the tech blogger Cory Doctorow explains why the internet is getting worse. (article)
Since Zadie Smith published her début novel, “White Teeth,” twenty-five years ago, she has been a bold and original voice in literature. But those who aren’t familiar with Smith’s wor... (article)
Richard Linklater is one of the most admired directors working today, and yet moviegoers may admire him for very different things. There are early comedies such as “Slacker” and “Daze... (article)
The staff writer Emma Green reports on how the MAGA movement aims to implement fundamental change in both private and public colleges, and in how Americans think about education. (article)