David Remnick appears in the following:
An Election in Peril, and a New Film by Miranda July
Friday, September 18, 2020
New Yorker political writers cover the numerous risks to the election, real and imagined; and the director discusses her new heist movie.
The Composer Richard Wagner and the Birth of the Movies
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
The music critic Alex Ross teases out Wagner’s huge and vexed influence on the twentieth century—in music, film, politics and more.
What to Do with a Confederate Monument?
Friday, September 11, 2020
During the Civil War, some men in Maryland’s Talbot County fought on the side of slavery. Now a small town struggles with the statue that honors them, and with the meaning of history.
What to Do with a Confederate Monument?
Friday, September 11, 2020
A small town struggles with a statue honoring men who fought for secession and slavery, and with the meaning of its history. Plus, the long shadow of Richard Wagner on modern culture.
N. K. Jemisin on H. P. Lovecraft, and Jill Lepore on the End of a Pandemic
Tuesday, September 08, 2020
A celebrated science-fiction author grapples with her genre’s deep legacy of racism, and the historian talks about how the polio vaccine changed the world.
Bette Midler and the Screenwriter Paul Rudnick on “Coastal Elites”
Friday, September 04, 2020
In the new film, the actress’s role is no big stretch: a smart, funny New Yorker so angered by a MAGA hat that she winds up in police custody. (This segment contains adult language.)
Bette Midler on “Coastal Elites”
Friday, September 04, 2020
The actress, along with the screenwriter Paul Rudnick, talks about playing a character close to her heart: a New Yorker who is educated, funny, and losing her mind over Donald Trump.
Rick Perlstein on Goldwater, Reagan, and Trump
Friday, August 28, 2020
The historian, author of a four-volume history of modern conservatism, addresses the question of whether Trump is an aberration or a continuation.
Joe Biden on F.D.R., and Rick Perlstein on Donald Trump
Friday, August 28, 2020
A sit-down interview with the Democratic nominee on how he sees his moment. Plus, Rick Perlstein on Goldwater, Reagan, and Trump.
Everyone Knew Who Shot Ahmaud Arbery. Why Did the Killers Walk Free?
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
In February, a young Black man was shot by three white men while jogging. His killers were known. But it took seventy-four days for them to be arrested. What were prosecutors thinking?
Will This Be Joe Biden’s F.D.R. Moment?
Sunday, August 23, 2020
The longtime political reporter Evan Osnos sat down—in person, masked, and socially distant—with the Democratic nominee.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on HBO’s “Watchmen”
Friday, August 21, 2020
The composers (and members of Nine Inch Nails) explain how their score becomes a character on the show. Plus, an interview with the late Toni Morrison.
Toni Morrison Talks with Hilton Als
Friday, August 21, 2020
A year after her death, we revisit a conversation with the Nobel laureate about her last novel, writing in the modern era, and how her father shaped her understanding of the world.
Will Ahmaud Arbery Get Justice?
Friday, August 21, 2020
We try to explain why prosecutors let a young man’s killers walk free. Plus, a conversation with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross about their score for “Watchmen.”
Sarah Paulson, the Star of Netflix’s “Ratched”
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
The actor takes on the origin story of Nurse Ratched, from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
Samantha’s Journey into the Alt-Right, and Back
Friday, August 14, 2020
How did one woman go from canvassing for Obama to carrying a tiki torch in Charlottesville? A former white nationalist explains how she got in, and out, of the movement.
A Former White Nationalist Goes on the Record, and a Classic Villain Gets an Origin Story
Friday, August 14, 2020
How does a young woman go from canvassing for Obama to carrying a tiki torch in Charlottesville? Plus, a new Netflix show imagines the backstory of the classic antihero Nurse Ratched.
Isabel Wilkerson on America’s Caste System
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian explains America’s racial caste system. Plus, inmates and former inmates debate the most critical topics of the day, parliamentary style.
The Documentary ICE Doesn’t Want You to See
Friday, August 07, 2020
Two filmmakers gained unprecedented access to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. What they found isn’t pretty.
The Rikers Debate Project, and Isabel Wilkerson
Friday, August 07, 2020
Inmates and former inmates debate the most critical topics of the day, parliamentary style. Plus, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer explains America’s racial caste system.
