David Remnick appears in the following:
The Fall of a Chinese Pop Star, and Calvin Trillin’s Happy Marriage
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Denise Ho had stadium tours, product endorsements, and movie deals—until she used her celebrity for political activism in China. Plus, Calvin Trillin fails Drama 101.
The Producer dream hampton Talks with Jelani Cobb about “Surviving R. Kelly”
Friday, January 18, 2019
The filmmaker talks about the abuse accusations against R. Kelly. Her new documentary implicates him, his enablers, and even his fans.
Accusing R. Kelly, and the Fall of a Chinese Pop Star
Friday, January 18, 2019
A new documentary implicates singer R. Kelly, his enablers, and even his fans in a history of abuse allegations. And the singer Denise Ho reflects on the cost of taking a stand in China.
For a French Burglar, Stealing Masterpieces Is Easier Than Selling Them
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Vjeran Tomic carried out the biggest art heist of his generation: seventy million dollars’ worth of paintings removed from a Paris museum. But that’s where his troubles began.
How “The Apprentice” Made Donald Trump, and a Boondoggle in Wisconsin
Friday, January 11, 2019
Donald Trump’s image got a serious makeover when he became a reality-TV star. It carried him all the way to the White House.
An Epic Heist in Paris, and a Boondoggle in Wisconsin
Friday, January 11, 2019
The burglar took seventy million dollars’ worth of art from a French museum. Selling it, he found, was harder than stealing it. Plus: the most expensive jobs in Wisconsin.
The Director Boots Riley on “Sorry to Bother You”
Tuesday, January 08, 2019
Riley’s activist hip-hop and his satirical, absurdist film have one big thing in common: a sharp critique of capitalism.
Live: Janet Mock and Chris Hayes
Friday, January 04, 2019
The writer and trans activist and the MSNBC host, in live conversations from the 2018 New Yorker Festival.
Live: Boots Riley, Janet Mock, and Chris Hayes
Friday, January 04, 2019
Three innovators in entertainment and news, in live conversations at the New Yorker Festival.
Philip Roth’s American Portraits and American Prophecy
Friday, December 28, 2018
How the late writer captured the heart of twentieth-century United States.
Philip Roth’s American Portraits and American Prophecy
Friday, December 28, 2018
How the late writer captured the heart of twentieth-century United States.
Christmas Music Reimagined with Kirk Douglas, the Guitarist for the Roots
Sunday, December 23, 2018
A bona-fide guitar hero puts a fresh spin on Rudolph and the Little Drummer Boy. Plus, the cartoonist Roz Chast hits the streets to raise money for a good cause.
2018 in Pop Culture
Friday, December 21, 2018
Jia Tolentino, Doreen St. Félix, and Alexandra Schwartz discuss the big culture stories of the year.
Christmas Music Reimagined with Kirk Douglas, the Guitarist for the Roots
Friday, December 21, 2018
A bona-fide guitar hero puts a fresh spin on Rudolph and the Little Drummer Boy. Plus, the big pop-culture stories of the year, from our panel of experts.
Kelly Slater’s Perfect Wave Brings Surfing to a Crossroads
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
A lifelong surfer reports on a machine-made wave that could finally make surfing a conventional sport—and potentially transform its spirit.
Aaron Sorkin Rewrites “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Friday, December 14, 2018
Adapting a classic novel for the stage, the writer has a few bones to pick with the heroic figure of Atticus Finch.
Aaron Sorkin Kills a Mockingbird, and Kelly Slater’s Perfect Wave
Friday, December 14, 2018
Aaron Sorkin on adapting a 1960 classic to the 2018 Broadway stage. And a lifelong surfer wonders whether an artificial, perfect wave will change surfing forever.
Robyn Talks with David Remnick
Friday, December 07, 2018
The Swedish pop star talks about the long and difficult gestation of her latest album, “Honey.” Plus, critic Amanda Petrusich picks three favorites for 2018.
Robyn Talks with David Remnick, and Claire McCaskill Gives an Exit Interview
Friday, December 07, 2018
The Swedish pop star Robyn describes the journey to her new album. And our Washington correspondent talks with McCaskill as she prepares to leave the Senate.
Helen Rosner Ferments at Home, Plus Dexter Filkins on Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, December 04, 2018
Our food correspondent conducts experiments with bacteria. And we trace the rise to power of Mohammed bin Salman.
