Few Democratic officials have been more outspoken in opposition to the Trump Administration than J. B. Pritzker, the governor of Illinois. He seems almost to relish antagonizing Trump...

Patti Smith’s album “Horses” came out fifty years ago, on November 10, 1975, launching her to stardom almost overnight. An anniversary reissue came out this year, to rapturous reviews...

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.

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.

The author’s new essay collection, “Dead and Alive,” addresses debates on representation in literature, feminism, and how our phones have radicalized us.

The director talks with Justin Chang about his latest work on artistic genius. One dramatizes the decline of Lorenz Hart; the other details the triumphant début of Jean-Luc Godard.

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.

The Democratic candidate for mayor would be one of the youngest and the first Muslim in the job. He discusses threats from Donald Trump, and what socialism means in practice.

The director stopped shooting movies years ago to focus on writing film scores and his own records. He shares some inspirational work from film history with the producer Adam Howard.