Interview

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

By Dan Sheehan and Tea Obreht July 20, 2017

Téa Obreht and Dan Sheehan consider the finest on-camera smooches.

The Kiss Arts & CultureSex

Interview

William E. Jones: Urgency and Impermanence

By Jordan A. Rothacker July 19, 2017

Filmmaker, artist, and writer William E. Jones discusses his new film.

Arts & Culture

Interview

Sara Ahmed: Notes from a Feminist Killjoy

By Nishta J. Mehra July 17, 2017

The feminist scholar on bridging theory and ordinary life, and the pervasive myth that feminism originated in white culture.

GenderPolitics

Interview

Leslie T. Sharpe: If the Critters Fail, We Are All Going to Fail

By Daniela Petrova July 3, 2017

The naturalist on our vital relationship to wildlife, economic arguments for preservation, and why nature is “America’s moral compass.”

Bodies & NatureClimate & Environment

Interview

Interrogating the Limits of Trauma Language

By Rowan Renee, Lois Braverman, and Mila Zuo July 1, 2017

A conversation on sexual abuse narratives in art making and storytelling

Bodies & NatureFamily & RelationshipsSex

Interview

Victoria Redel: The Lifelong Power of Female Friendships

By Annie DeWitt June 27, 2017

The writer on making hard choices, being raised by feminists, and her latest novel's newfound wisdom.

Arts & CultureFamily & RelationshipsGender

Interview

Roxane Gay: Hunger Is a State of Being

By Carmen Maria Machado June 26, 2017

The genre-spanning writer on oppressed and unruly bodies, and her new memoir, Hunger.

Bodies & NatureGenderRace

Interview

Tine Thing Helseth: Listening to the Heart and Mind of a Musical Genius

By Emily Fragos June 15, 2017

Norway’s foremost trumpet soloist plays without a safety net.

Arts & Culture

Interview

Amy Benson: Like a Cloud You Walk Into and Then Out of Again

By Julia Bosson June 11, 2017

The essayist on the first person and the end of humanity.

Arts & CultureClimate & Environment

Interview

Osama Alomar: The Whole World Is Fighting

By Nissa Rhee June 9, 2017

The novelist on Syria, censorship, and the safety—and power—of metaphor.

Arts & CultureMENA

Interview

Julia Fierro: Only People Can Let Us Down

By Jane Ratcliffe June 7, 2017

The novelist on her struggle with mental health, the limits of empathy, and the necessity of suffering.

Arts & CultureClassRace