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Aging and mortality are on the singer-songwriter’s mind, and he wants to make great rock and roll out of them. (article)
The writer of “12 Years a Slave” says that, despite the spectacle of white supremacy on the rise, America can change for the better. And Mark Lilla on the cost of identity politics. (article)
Writer and director John Ridley confronts the legacy of racism without giving up hope; singer-songwriter Nick Lowe confronts aging and mortality without giving up humor. (episode)
The writer of “12 Years a Slave” says that, despite the spectacle of white supremacy on the rise, America can change for the better.
The author of "The Once and Future Liberal" describes how he believes Democrats should change tactics if they want to win elections and enact change.
Aging and mortality are on the singer-songwriter’s mind, and he wants to make great rock and roll out of them.
The author of “Gone Girl” and other books puts on a frozen-yogurt costume and wanders the mall, looking for victims.
Before becoming a writer, Akhil Sharma lied his way into a lucrative job as a banker, spinning stories that played into ethnic stereotypes.
Mistaken for a man, the cartoonist Alison Bechdel was offered a few bucks to move a piece of furniture. She took it.
The New Yorker’s Josh Rothman explains why men are missing out on romance novels, and Sherman Alexie reads a new story about a motel maid confronting the ugly sides of human nature. (article)
A former C.I.A. operative writes about the struggle between East and West, and Annie Dillard describes the awesome, frightening experience of a total eclipse. (article)
Russian spies in fiction and reality, why men should read romance novels, Annie Dillard describes a total eclipse, and a new story by Sherman Alexie. (episode)
A former C.I.A. operative writes classic Cold War-style novels about the struggle between East and West.
One of the great nature writers describes the awesome, frightening experience of a total eclipse.
In a classic children’s book, two siblings run away to the Metropolitan Museum, in New York. A fan followed in their footsteps.
Josh Rothman is the rare guy who loves romance novels. He tells Curtis Sittenfeld why he thinks other men are missing out.
Sherman Alexie reads his new story about a motel maid confronting some of the ugly sides of human nature.
Patricia Marx goes foraging in Central Park, and Kathryn Schulz recommends a country music album, a poet, and a movie about magicians. (article)
Ben Taub shares his reporting on a group that’s building a war-crimes case against Bashar al-Assad, and a war-crimes expert explains how to run a fair tribunal. (article)
On this week’s show, David Remnick talks with a war-crimes expert about how to run a fair tribunal, and Patricia Marx goes foraging in Central Park. (episode)
Todd Niesle is away skiing with his brother, so turn on your audio guide and take this tour of his apartment. Stephanie Janssen performs Patricia Marx’s piece “Audio Tour.”
Removing plants from Central Park is illegal. But when Manhattan salad bars are charging up to $8.99 a pound, what’s a thrifty New Yorker to do?
At an undisclosed location in Western Europe, a group called the CIJA is gathering evidence of war crimes perpetrated by the Syrian government.
A professor of criminal law joins David Remnick to explain why it's unlikely that Bashar al-Assad will be brought to the International Criminal Court for war crimes.
Kathryn Schulz, a New Yorker staff writer, recommends a country music album, a poet, and a movie about magicians.
Senator Franken and David Remnick discuss the health-care vote, the Russia investigation, and how his sense of humor has been a liability (article)