The New Yorker Interview
In-depth conversations with people of note.
Kevin Costner Goes West Again
The actor and director, whose film “Horizon: An American Saga” has been in the making for decades, thinks of the Western as America’s Shakespeare.
By David Remnick
Why Jerrod Carmichael Turned His Life Into a Reality Show
The comedian discusses “artists’ lib,” putting a billboard in his home town to get his mother’s attention, and his new effort to “Truman Show” himself.
By Andrew Marantz
The Culture Wars Inside the New York Times
Joe Kahn, the newspaper’s executive editor, wants to incentivize his staff to take on difficult stories, even when they might engender scrutiny, or backlash.
By Clare Malone
How Lonnie G. Bunch III Is Renovating the “Nation’s Attic”
The Smithsonian’s dynamic leader is dredging up slave ships, fending off culture warriors in Congress, and building two new museums on the National Mall.
By Julian Lucas
Lena Dunham’s Change of Pace
From her home base in London, the “Girls” creator is working on a new semi-autobiographical TV series and finishing up a memoir. But, she says, “I definitely don’t want to be my own muse.”
By Rachel Syme
Nicolas Cage Is Still Evolving
The actor talks about the origins of “Adaptation,” his potential leap to television, and the art of “keeping it enigmatic.”
By Susan Orlean
Ira Glass Hears It All
Three decades into “This American Life,” the host thinks the show is doing some of its best work yet—even if he’s still jealous of “The Daily.”
By Sarah Larson
Rashida Jones Wonders What Makes Us Human
The actor discusses the encroachment of A.I., her adolescent tiff with Tupac, and her enduring love of philosophy.
By Michael Schulman
Diane von Furstenberg Will See You Now
The fashion icon is still starring in the story of her life, dispensing wisdom on our age of prudishness, the “three types of women,” and why “only losers don’t feel like losers.”
By Michael Schulman
Susan Seidelman Knows What It’s Like to Be in “Movie Jail”
The groundbreaking director of “Desperately Seeking Susan” on proving people wrong, learning from Nora Ephron, and the upshot of making a movie without realizing you’re pregnant.
By Rachel Syme