Persons of Interest
A hundred years of great writing, curated for The New Yorker’s centenary.
How the Artist Kehinde Wiley Went from Picturing Power to Building It
His portrait of Obama sparked a nationwide pilgrimage. Now he’s establishing an arts empire of his own.
On “Succession,” Jeremy Strong Doesn’t Get the Joke
“I take him as seriously as I take my own life,” he says of his character, Kendall Roy.
How Elizabeth Loftus Changed the Meaning of Memory
The psychologist taught us that what we remember is not fixed, but her work testifying for defendants like Harvey Weinstein collides with our traumatized moment.
Fiona Apple’s Art of Radical Sensitivity
For years, the elusive singer-songwriter has been working, at home, on an album with a strikingly raw and percussive sound. But is she prepared to release it into the world?
Yuval Noah Harari’s History of Everyone, Ever
His blockbuster “Sapiens” predicted the possible end of humankind. Now what?
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Acts Out
The actress on challenging comedy’s sexism, fighting cancer, and becoming the star of her own show.
Missy Elliott’s Hip-Hop Transformations
How the rap star and producer avoided the prevailing stereotypes of the music-video industry and created a style all her own.
Cooking with Julia Child
Her tendency to slap and sniff and taste everything without losing a shred of her dignity was there from the beginning.
