David Remnick appears in the following:
Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax on Beethoven’s Politics of the Cello
Tuesday, June 08, 2021
The musicians Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax explain how familiar music has taken on a new tone during the pandemic.
A Vaccinated Day at the Ballpark, and Sarah Schulman on ACT-UP
Friday, June 04, 2021
Patricia Marx reviews the new vaccinated seating sections at New York’s baseball stadiums. And the activist talks about the AIDS action group, and its transformative impact on America.
A Vaccinated Day at the Ballpark, and Sarah Schulman on ACT-UP
Friday, June 04, 2021
Patricia Marx reviews the new vaccinated seating sections at New York’s baseball stadiums. And the activist talks about the AIDS action group, and its transformative impact on America.
Spike Lee on the Knicks, and Looking Back at a Year of Protest and Activism
Friday, May 28, 2021
The filmmaker is ecstatic about the success of his beloved team. Plus, David Remnick talks with a senior Justice Department official about the President’s promises for racial justice.
Can We Finally End School Segregation?
Friday, May 21, 2021
A California school district was ordered to end the de-facto segregation that kept many Black and Latino children in a neglected school. What would it take to integrate?
Can We Finally End School Segregation?
Friday, May 21, 2021
A California school district was ordered to end the de-facto segregation that kept many Black and Latino children in a neglected school. What would it take to integrate?
“Fire in Little Africa,” A Rap Album about a Historical Tragedy
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Rapper Steph Simon wants to put Tulsa on the map as a rap city—no small feat. To do it, he has to tackle a historical tragedy of epic proportions: the massacre of 1921.
Joe Biden Wants to Be Like Roosevelt. But Can He Get the Votes?
Monday, May 17, 2021
Are the President’s ambitions grand enough to withstand the realities of American politics?
“Fire in Little Africa,” A Rap Album about a Historical Tragedy
Friday, May 14, 2021
A rapper wants to put Tulsa on the map. Along the way, he has to address a historical tragedy: the Tulsa massacre of 1921. Plus, four staff writers on Joe Biden’s Rooseveltian ambitions.
The Post-Pandemic Dress Code, Plus Hilton Als on Alice Neel
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The scholar Richard Thompson Ford argues that the symbolic value of what we wear should never be underestimated. Plus, the celebrated critic on a long-ignored painter.
Atul Gawande and Siddhartha Mukherjee on the State of the Pandemic
Friday, May 07, 2021
With a hundred million Americans vaccinated, the nation is at a turning point, while India and other nations are overwhelmed by yet another devastating wave.
The Post-Pandemic Dress Code
Friday, May 07, 2021
A scholar on the symbolic value of business casual. Plus, Atul Gawande on the state of COVID-19, and Hilton Als on the portraits of Alice Neel.
Three Women Who Changed the World
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
The story of three small-town neighbors who fought for both abolition and women’s rights in the nineteenth century—a time when women weren’t supposed to fight for anything.
Are U.F.O.s a National Security Threat?
Friday, April 30, 2021
After more than seventy years, the government is publicly acknowledging that mysterious sightings cannot simply be dismissed. Gideon Lewis-Kraus explains what’s changed, and why.
Are U.F.O.s a National Security Threat?
Friday, April 30, 2021
After more than seventy years, the government is publicly acknowledging that mysterious sightings can no longer be dismissed. Plus, Dorothy Wickenden on three revolutionary women.
A Surge at the Border, and the Children of Morelia
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Nearly a century ago, hundreds of children were sent from war-torn Spain to a Mexican orphanage. The granddaughter of one of those children tells her story.
Jelani Cobb on Derek Chauvin’s Conviction and the Future of Police Reform
Friday, April 23, 2021
The staff writer, who covered George Floyd’s killing and the protests that followed, on whether the verdict will lead to greater police accountability.
The Children of Morelia
Friday, April 23, 2021
Nearly a century ago, five hundred Spanish children were sent away from violence and hunger for a new life in Mexico. Plus, Jelani Cobb on the conviction of Derek Chauvin.
What Is Happening in the Internment Camps in Xinjiang
Friday, April 16, 2021
The largest civilian internment since the Holocaust is taking place in China, where Muslim ethnic minorities have been rounded up in vast numbers. What can the world do about it?
What Is Happening in the Internment Camps in Xinjiang
Friday, April 16, 2021
The largest civilian internment since the Holocaust is taking place in China, where Muslim ethnic minorities have been rounded up in vast numbers. What can the world do about it?
