The New Yorker Interview
In-depth conversations with people of note.
Upward Spiral
Four years after the release of his Oscar-winning drama, “Minari,” the director Lee Isaac Chung enters the eye of the summer-movie storm with “Twisters.”
By Justin Chang
Maya Rudolph Is Ready to Serve
The actress and comedian on motherhood, studying the lives of billionaires for her show “Loot,” and her “S.N.L.” portrayals of women in the spotlight—from Beyoncé to Kamala Harris.
By Michael Schulman
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
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
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
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