David Remnick

David Simon talks about the underestimated influence of porn on our society, and Nick Lowe talks about getting old in rock and roll.

Edwin Raymond says that quotas for police activity—which are no longer legal—are still being targeted at minorities.  

The actors behind President Whitmore, President Payton, and President Grant on how to convincingly play the leader of the free world.

The comedian and late-night host talks about finding his lane on “Saturday Night Live” and his tortured history with Donald Trump.

The Queen of Soul grew up with music all around her.

A writer’s surprising misadventure with Parker Posey, the actress and memoirist.

New Yorker writers on great summer reads, from Eugene O’Neill and “Moby-Dick” to Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series.

David Remnick gets a surfing lesson from a master, William Finnegan; and Kristen Roupenian, the author of “Cat Person,” baits some Pilgrims.

The sister of a feared, internationally-known criminal describes what it was like to turn him in.

Tommy Orange had never read a book about what it means to be a Native American living in a big city, so he wrote one. Plus, a real New York wedding, complete with metal detectors.

An American diplomat finds himself back in the Kremlin’s crosshairs, while the Senate mulls action on Russia to counter the President’s inaction.

How the late writer captured the heart of twentieth-century United States.

In the heart of the Navajo Nation, an extreme form of downhill bike racing is practiced both as a way to connect to the harsh landscape and to overcome the burdens of reservation life.