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The Queerness of It All: An Interview with Jeffrey Kripal
"Are you suggesting that Jesus was gay?" "That’s an anachronistic question. The safest thing to say is that he was anything but straight."
Steve PaulsonAug 6, 2018
When Women Dared to Talk About Sex
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong discusses the legacy of “Sex and the City.”
Heather Wood RudulphAug 1, 2018
- Gender & Sexuality
- Television
Delightful Listening: A Conversation Between Viet Thanh Nguyen with Arundhati Roy
Viet Thanh Nguyen, whose novel “The Sympathizer” won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, speaks to novelist Arundhati Roy.
Viet Thanh NguyenJul 31, 2018
WhatsApps with Women #1: Joanna Walsh Talks to Writer Lauren Elkin about Twitter
A WhatsApp conversation between Joanna Walsh, the author of “Break.up,” and Lauren Elkin, the author of “Flâneuse: Women Walk the City.”
Joanna WalshJul 30, 2018
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
Without Exception: On the Ordinariness of Violence
Brad Evans speaks with Lauren Berlant. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.
Brad EvansJul 30, 2018
- Histories of Violence
- Philosophy & Religion
Darkness in Daylight
The author of a global history of concentration camps on the dehumanization rhetoric in the United States.
David BreithauptJul 29, 2018
- History
- Politics
Reconstructing the “Outlines of a Disappeared World”: An Interview with Philippe Sands
Emily-Rose Baker interviews Philippe Sands, an international lawyer and author whose work and writing focuses on mass killings and the Holocaust.
Emily-Rose BakerJul 26, 2018
Historical Fidelity: Margaret Randall on Translating Cuban Poetry
“We must be vigilant, because the history we are given is sometimes very different from the history that happened.”
Harris FeinsodJul 24, 2018
- Around the World
- Poetry
Liking Andy Warhol: An Interview with Jonathan Flatley
Felix Bernstein interviews Jonathan Flatley about his new book, “Like Andy Warhol,” a study that reframes how we think about Warhol’s affect and queerness.
Felix BernsteinJul 20, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
Still Happening: A Conversation with Ed Sanders
Jennifer Seaman Cook interviews Ed Sanders, a major figure in the Beat and counterculture movements.
Jennifer Seaman CookJul 18, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Poetry
Literature Is the Minefield of the Imagination: An Interview with Gabriela Alemán
Dick Cluster interviews Gabriela Alemán, the author of “Poso Wells.”
Dick ClusterJul 17, 2018
Reconsidering Russia with “A Terrible Country” Novelist Keith Gessen
“A Terrible Country” novelist Keith Gessen discusses the heartbreak of dementia, the limits of historical context, and the truth about Putin’s Russia.
Jane GaydukJul 17, 2018
- Around the World
- Fiction
As Long as You Stay Alive There’s Hope: An Interview with Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Tahneer Oksman talks to comics artist Aline Kominsky-Crumb about her recently reissued collection, "Love That Bunch."
Tahneer OksmanJul 14, 2018
- Comics
Staying Nimble with a Diet of Jokes and a Pinch of Stephen Hawking: A Conversation with Leonard Mlodinow
Nick Owchar talks to Leonard Mlodinow, physicist and the author of five best-selling books, including "The Grand Design," co-authored by Stephen Hawking.
Nick OwcharJul 12, 2018
- Science & Technology
“Apocalypse Child”: A Journey Out of a Cult
"I didn’t so much see my story as a ‘cult’ story as much as my story. It’s everyone else who likes to sensationalize the cult stuff."
Krista LukasJul 12, 2018
- Memoir & Essay
Fighting to Live: Vancouver’s Battle for Safe Injection Sites
Eleanor J. Bader talks to Travis Lupick, author of "Fighting for Space: How a Group of Drug Users Transformed One City’s Struggle with Addiction."
Eleanor J. BaderJul 11, 2018
- Around the World
- Nonfiction