True Believer
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One Thing Ledes to Another
The longtime New Yorker writer Calvin Trillin discusses his early years in journalism, humor in the Internet era, and his new essay collection, The Lede
Fool Me Once
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Daddy Issues
The Steve Jobs and Leonardo da Vinci biographer Walter Isaacson reveals what drew him to Elon Musk—and how a rare conversation with Musk’s father shed light on the billionaire entrepreneur’s erratic (to put it lightly) behavior
Painting the White House Orange
In an interview, authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser discuss Trump’s indictments, his similarities with Putin, and what a 2024 election could look like
Making Trouble
In an interview, former Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust discusses growing up in the American South, the ending of affirmative action, and her new memoir, Necessary Trouble
The Final Countdown
In an interview, the historian Evan Thomas discusses how Russian spies, Harry Truman’s denial, and an immunity to writer’s block played into his new book, on the last days of W.W. II
All in the Family
The Romanovs author Simon Sebag Montefiore discusses his latest book, a sprawling “family history” of humanity from the Stone Age to the drone age
Going Viral
Ben Smith, the former BuzzFeed editor and New York Times columnist, discusses Fox’s firing of Tucker Carlson, the Gawker–Hulk Hogan scandal, and his new book on the age of disinformation, Traffic
Mutiny on the Wager
The Lost City of Z and Killers of the Flower Moon author David Grann discusses his latest book, the 18th-century mutiny-and-shipwreck story The Wager
From The Glass Castle to Prohibition
Jeannette Walls looks back at her tumultuous upbringing and her days as a gossip columnist in New York, and discusses her latest book, a novel set in the 1920s
Mona Simpson’s Guide to Writing
In an interview, the novelist discusses her new book, her early days working at The Paris Review, and finding inspiration
Better by Design
A new coffee-table book celebrates 50 years of Pentagram, the world’s largest independent design consultancy
Down to Earth
Eight Questions with Scott Z. Burns, a producer of An Inconvenient Truth—not to mention a co-writer of The Bourne Ultimatum and No Time to Die—whose star-studded new show focuses on climate change
The Gold Standard
From the peak of Hollywood glamour to snafus, boycotts, and last year’s infamous Slap, the Oscars have seen it all. Are they still worth watching?
An Afternoon with Thomas Mallon
The author and editor of Gore Vidal discusses the influence of Mary McCarthy, his latest book, and the upcoming TV adaptation of his 2007 novel, Fellow Travelers
Paradise Found
Eight questions with Pico Iyer, whose new book takes readers around the world in search of paradise and its competing ideas
Paul Feig Knows a Good Martini
The filmmaker behind Freaks and Geeks and Bridesmaids has re-invented himself as a cocktail connoisseur with a viral pandemic-drink-tutorial series, his own brand of gin, and, now, a book
