Illustrator Ruben Baghdasaryan on Chasing His Dream and Working with Beyoncé
June 4, 2020
For the 26-year-old illustrator, talent is only half the battle.
Ask a Sane Person: Lawrence Wright on the Sexual Bacchanal That Never Came
May 28, 2020
In his new novel, the screenwriter, author, and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist wrote about the fallout to a fictional pandemic. Here, he grapples with the real one.
Ask a Sane Person: Robert Reich On Bad Hair Days and AOC for President
May 26, 2020
The economist, professor, and political commentator proves that clear-eyed community-minded thinking is still with us.
Ask a Sane Person: Wayne Koestenbaum Is Drowning in a Sea of Zoom
May 22, 2020
The writer, critic, artist, musician, and all-around highly functioning creative finds salvation in the films of Jean-Luc Godard and his evening’s wine.
Ask a Sane Person: Daniel Mendelsohn on “The New 1930s” and Schitt’s Creek
May 18, 2020
The writer on demagogues, the Depression, and the demise of democracy.
Ask A Sane Person: David Byrne On Two-Party Systems and Escapist TV
May 13, 2020
The visionary musician talks raggedy Zoom calls and American “hyper-individualism.” Plus, mushy lentils.
Ask A Sane Person: Coleman Hughes Is Not Panicking At All
May 11, 2020
Because these days, critical thinking can be hard to find.
Ask a Sane Person: Naomi Klein Is Not Ready to Give Up the Fight
May 8, 2020
“We are living inside the prototype and it’s bleak.”
Ask an Intellectual: Masha Gessen on Self-Isolation, Hope, and the Current State of Their Hair
May 4, 2020
Because these days, critical thinking can be hard to find.