David Remnick appears in the following:
Paul Schrader: Movies as Religion
Friday, May 25, 2018
For the director Paul Schrader, movies and religion come from the same place, and should serve the same function in our lives.
Malcolm Gladwell on School Shootings, and the Return of Paul Schrader
Friday, May 25, 2018
A New Yorker staff writer tries to explain the epidemic of senseless violence in our schools, and a legendary screenwriter and director makes a masterpiece.
The Breeders on Sexism, Drugs, and Rock and Roll
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Twenty-five years after “Last Splash,” the band talks about the toll of drugs, and Kim Deal has a few words for Black Francis about sexism.
Diplomacy on the Rocks in Iran and North Korea
Friday, May 18, 2018
An architect of the Iran nuclear deal and a North Korea expert look at the upheavals of the Trump Administration’s foreign policy.
The Breeders Are Back
Friday, May 18, 2018
The band—indie-rock royalty—plays live in the studio, and talks sexism, drugs, and rock and roll. Plus, diplomacy on the rocks in Iran and North Korea.
Dunya Mikhail on the Lives Stolen by ISIS
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
An Iraqi-born journalist and poet of war tells the stories of women imprisoned by ISIS.
How to Contain the Threat of Russia
Friday, May 11, 2018
A senator thinks we’re preparing for one battle with Russia while they’re defeating us in another. Simon Parkin reports on the diplomats and officers who take their war games seriously.
How to Contain the Threat of Russia, and Jack Handey on the Mysteries of Humor
Friday, May 11, 2018
A prominent senator thinks that while we’re preparing for one battle with Russia, they’re defeating us in another. Plus, more deep thoughts from the former “Saturday Night Live” writer.
Glenn Close Doesn’t Play Evil (with One Exception)
Tuesday, May 08, 2018
They’re complicated and difficult, but don’t call Glenn Close’s characters—even in “Fatal Attraction”—villains.
Robert Caro on the Fall of New York
Friday, May 04, 2018
With a historian’s thoroughness and a novelist’s elegance, the biographer Robert Caro chronicles two masters’ use and abuse of power.
Robert Caro on the Fall of New York, and Glenn Close on Complicated Characters
Friday, May 04, 2018
The biographer and the actress talk about the challenges of portraying difficult and powerful people.
Apocalypse Prepping, on a Budget
Tuesday, May 01, 2018
Patricia Marx on how the other half prepares for the end of the world; and Nick Offerman on the right to bear weapons of mass destruction.
ICE Comes to a Small Town in Tennessee
Friday, April 27, 2018
After the owner of a meat-packing plant didn’t pay his taxes, ninety-seven immigrants and an entire community paid the price. Plus, America after Harvey Weinstein.
Shopping for the Apocalypse, and ICE in Tennessee
Friday, April 27, 2018
Patricia Marx tries “prepping” on a budget, and a conservative community comes to terms with what tough immigration means.
James Comey Makes His Case to America
Friday, April 20, 2018
Bitterly resented by supporters of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump alike, the former FBI director tells his side of the story.
David Remnick on Comey's New Book
Friday, April 20, 2018
David Remnick discusses his interview with former FBI director James Comey.
A Trans Woman Finds Her True Face Through Surgery
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Hormone therapy couldn’t change the characteristically male bone structure of a trans woman’s face, so she underwent facial feminization surgery.
Pope Francis the Disruptor
Friday, April 13, 2018
In a new book, the conservative columnist Ross Douthat compares the progressive Pope Francis to Donald Trump—no compliment intended.
Pope Francis the Disruptor, and the New Law of Baseball
Friday, April 13, 2018
A critic of the pontiff explains why he is surprisingly like Donald Trump, and minor league ballplayers struggle for a living wage.
Frank Oz on Miss Piggy’s Secret Backstory and Jim Henson’s Legacy
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Frank Oz looks back on some of his most iconic roles, and Naomi Fry shares three Internet treasures.
