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The Stories Silicon Valley Tells Itself in Order to Live: A Conversation with Anna Wiener
Anna Wiener discusses her new memoir about working in Silicon Valley.
Sam Jaffe GoldsteinFeb 11, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
- Science & Technology
Whose Utopia Gets to Be Built?: An Interview with Eric Nusbaum
Chavez Ravine is one of L.A.’s most venerated spots, and also one of its haunted places.
Sam RibakoffFeb 6, 2020
- History
- Politics
“We Need More Vigorous Debate”: A Conversation with Michael S. Roth
Michael S. Roth discusses the challenges of promoting free speech on college campuses.
Daniel Steinmetz-JenkinsFeb 6, 2020
- Education
Precarious Devotion: A Conversation with Ivanna Baranova
Callie Hitchcock speaks to Guatemalan-Slovak poet Ivanna Baranova, author of “Confirmation Bias,” now out from Metatron Press.
Callie HitchcockFeb 5, 2020
- Poetry
Histories of Violence: Why We Should All Read Walter Benjamin Today
Brad Evans speaks with James Martel about the continuing relevance of Walter Benjamin. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad EvansFeb 3, 2020
- Histories of Violence
On Simone and André Weil: An Exchange with Karen Olsson
Ronald Collins interviews Karen Olsson about her book “The Weil Conjectures: On Math and the Pursuit of the Unknown.”
Ronald CollinsFeb 1, 2020
- Philosophy & Religion
- Science & Technology
“Writing Became a Part of My Soul”: A Conversation with Bejan Matur
Anahit Poturyan’s chance encounter with Bejan Matur’s poetry leads to a fascinating conversation.
Anahit PoturyanJan 31, 2020
A Nod to Nostalgia: A Conversation Between Josh Kun and Sarah Abrevaya Stein
Josh Kun and Sarah Abrevaya Stein discuss the ties that bind.
Josh KunJan 29, 2020
Throwing Rocks: An Interview with John Vercher
Alex Segura interviews John Vercher about his novel “Three-Fifths.”
Alex SeguraJan 29, 2020
- Noir
Historicizing the Self-Evident: An Interview with Lorraine Daston
Jack Gross interviews historian of science Lorraine Daston about her early work on rules, which has become newly salient in the age of algorithms.
Jack GrossJan 25, 2020
- History
- Science & Technology
Tracking Reality’s “Fuckedness Quotient”: An Interview with William Gibson
Eliot Peper talks to William Gibson about his new novel, "The Agency," a sequel to "The Peripheral."
Eliot PeperJan 25, 2020
- SF
Misfit Friendships: A Conversation with Jeff Zentner
A prominent YA author on the importance of friendship and the dangers of toxic masculinity.
Tim CummingsJan 19, 2020
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Hope Is a Complicated Concept: An Interview with Behrouz Boochani
Emanuel Stoakes talks to Behrouz Boochani, the Iranian-Kurdish writer formerly detained at Manus refugee camp who won the Victorian Prize for Literature.
Emanuel StoakesJan 18, 2020
- Around the World
- Politics
Step by Step Across California: A Conversation with Nick Neely
A nature writer walks the route of a 1769 expedition to learn about California and his own childhood.
Scott BurtonJan 17, 2020
WriteGirl Has My Heart: A Conversation with Keren Taylor
Dinah Lenney talks to Keren Taylor, the founder and executive director of WriteGirl.
Dinah LenneyJan 16, 2020
Sustenance for the Movement: A Conversation with Nathan J. Robinson
Sammy Feldblum talks to Nathan J. Robinson, editor of "Current Affairs" and writer of "Why You Should be a Socialist."
Sammy FeldblumJan 14, 2020
- Politics