David Krasnow appears in the following:
Finding Music in the Political Circus
Friday, February 12, 2016
A songwriter and composer hits the campaign trail in search of musical theatre.
American Icons: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Ken Kesey had worked in a mental hospital, but his first novel was really a parable of what happens when you stand up to the Man — a counterculture fable that doesn’t end well.
Let's Get Drinks
Friday, December 04, 2015
Why is it so hard to make a simple plan with a friend? Lena Dunham and Allison Williams, from the HBO series “Girls,” perform Kelly Stout’s “Let’s Get Drinks.”
The Computer As Artist
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Creative types tend to think computers will never take their jobs. They haven’t met Brutus.
Eve Sussman's Algorithmic Noir
Thursday, November 12, 2015
The movie “whiteonwhite” has human actors, director, and crew. But its editor is an algorithm that creates a different version of the film each time it plays.
The Privileged Few
Friday, October 23, 2015
Allison Williams of HBO's Girls reads "The Privileged Few," by George Meyer.
American Icons: The Lincoln Memorial
Thursday, September 10, 2015
The Lincoln Memorial is now one of the most treasured landmarks of Washington, D.C. But for decades people fought over every aspect of it — and even whether it should be built at all.
American Icons: Native Son
Thursday, July 30, 2015
The story of a young man in the ghetto who turns to murder was an overnight sensation. But some think "Native Son" exploited the worst stereotypes of black youth.
Terry Riley, a Founder of Minimalism, Turns 80
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Terry Riley helped kick off the genre known as minimalism with “In C,” a piece that was so unusual, no one quite knew what to make of it.
Trenton Doyle Hancock’s Universe of Weirdness
Thursday, April 09, 2015
In Trenton Doyle Hancock’s irreverent art, he creates his own sci-fi world where vegans are the villains and color is a weapon.
Kelly Link, Queen of Realistic Fantasy
Thursday, February 26, 2015
In a typical Kelly Link short story, everything seems perfectly realistic — until the ghosts, wizards, and vampires show up.
John Henry
Thursday, February 19, 2015
John Henry wins a race against the machine that threatens to take his job, but then he dies of exhaustion. Some victory.
"Uncle Tom's Cabin"
Thursday, February 19, 2015
More than any other novel, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” helped promote the abolitionist cause. So how did “Uncle Tom” become a name for someone who betrays his race?
Redesign Challenge: Bring Joy to the Everyday
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Lots of experiences are worse than they have to be — what place or thing would you redesign to make it more joyful?
Tracy K. Smith: Life on Mars
Thursday, February 05, 2015
The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet found inspiration in the sci-fi visions of David Bowie.
Want to Be Creative? Try Getting Bored
Thursday, January 22, 2015
We’ve banished boredom with our phones. Recent research suggests that we might be banishing our creativity along with it.
Who is "Charlie Hebdo"?
Thursday, January 08, 2015
After gunmen killed 12 at a French satirical magazine, the New Yorker’s Adam Gopnik explains the importance of “Charlie Hebdo.”
Aleksandar Hemon: The Accordion
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Sarajevo native Aleksandar Hemon reimagines the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, where one of his relatives was standing on the sidelines holding his new accordion.
This Artist Makes Some of Her Best Work in the Airplane Bathroom
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Artist Nina Katchadourian flies a lot, and hates to kill time. So she uses that time productively, making hundreds of photographs for the series "Seat Assignment."
American Icons: The Disney Parks
Friday, November 28, 2014
Walt Disney didn't just want a theme park — he wanted to create a scale model of a uniquely American utopia.
