valentine’s day
Feb. 12, 2020
Rachel Cusk’s Rules for Living In her new novels, everything counts.
‘The Russia Story,’ as It Happened on Social Media How the year’s biggest story was encountered in 2017 by rabid Democrats, recalcitrant Republicans, and everyone else on the internet
What’s at Play in the 2018 Senate Races A dynamic monthly breakdown of the 13 most competitive seats.
Tracking the Most Competitive House Races in the 2018 Midterms A dynamic, monthly breakdown of the most competitive districts
character study
Mar. 22, 2017
The Rise of the Fake Famous Jackass Novelist The pop-culture trope appears in Girls, Bored to Death, The Squid and the Whale, and more.
behind the scenes
Feb. 20, 2017
Inside the Dirty Projectors’ Studio, Guarded by Joni
Mitchell and Missy Elliott While working on his new self-titled album, David Longstreth erected a shrine to his teenage idols to watch over his sound mixing.
Timeline: The 200-Year Fight for Abortion Access We tend to take reproductive rights for granted, but from a historical perspective, they were won almost yesterday.
Four Authors Who Returned to Their Roots in 2016 All of them followed similar trajectories — brilliant success, the subsequent backlash, some dallying in genre and nonfiction, and now a return to their roots.
prolificity
June 28, 2016
A Complete Guide to Entertainment’s Busiest Creators The methods, meaning, and occasional madness of the creatively super-productive.