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The pop artist’s rise to fame was meteoric. She talks about her models for songwriting, dealing with social media as a young celebrity, and getting out from the shadow of Disney. (article)
The pop artist talks with David Remnick about how it feels to be branded the voice of her generation. And a Russia scholar thinks it’s past time to push for regime change in Russia. (episode)
The pop artist’s rise to fame was meteoric. She talks about her models for songwriting, dealing with social media as a young celebrity, and getting out from the shadow of Disney.
The Russia scholar Stephen Kotkin says that Ukraine must exchange Russia-held territory for security guarantees. But the U.S. must also threaten Putin’s hold on power.
The author was nearly unknown when his second novel—about a shady, mega-rich financier—won the Pulitzer Prize. He talks with David Remnick about the “pure abstraction” of money. (article)
Chronicling the end of a marriage for “Chemistry,” Clarkson tells Hanif Abdurraqib, was very different from writing a heartbreak anthem. Plus, Robert Samuels on life and figure skating. (article)
The singer tells staff writer Hanif Abdurraqib about chronicling the end of a marriage in real time. Plus, the novelist Hernan Diaz, and Robert Samuels on figure skating. (episode)
The “American Idol” breakout star has long written songs of heartbreak. Writing about the end of a marriage for “Chemistry,” she tells Hanif Abdurraqib, was a very different thing.
The author was nearly unknown when his second novel—about a shady, mega-rich financier—won the Pulitzer Prize. He talks with David Remnick about the “pure abstraction” of money.
A writer on race and politics likes to kill a little time watching skating videos. But it’s not just procrastination; Samuels finds in these videos metaphors for life and for writing.
Klein is commonly confused with Naomi Wolf, a writer who has embraced conspiracy theories. She discusses what this case of mistaken identity says about our fragile society. (article)
Jennifer Egan on the promise and cost of housing the chronically homeless. And Joe Garcia, an inmate in California, reads from his essay about embracing Taylor Swift’s music behind bars. (article)
We could house most of the homeless, if we had the will. Also: Naomi Klein on what a case of mistaken identity says about our fragile society; and listening to Taylor Swift in prison. (episode)
Egan spent a year chronicling a new supportive-housing building in New York. This kind of facility works to end homelessness. What would be needed to scale it up nationwide?
Klein is commonly confused with Naomi Wolf, a writer who has embraced conspiracy theories. She discusses what this case of mistaken identity says about our fragile society.
An inmate in California serving a life sentence reads from his recent New Yorker essay about how he connects with Taylor Swift’s music.
With Netflix finally ending its DVD-rental business, a critic and passionate cinephile explains why owning a physical copy of a cherished film matters. (article)
The author of “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “The Wager” on his writing and reporting process, and adapting his work to the screen. (article)