The Islander

The world must appear strange as you peer through our hero’s eyes. Your eyes now.

The Truth Alongside the Triumphs: An Interview with Mayukh Sen

The author discusses his new book on Merle Oberon, the Golden Age of Hollywood starlet whose South Asian heritage was hidden from the industry. 

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The Islander

The world must appear strange as you peer through our hero’s eyes. Your eyes now.

The Truth Alongside the Triumphs: An Interview with Mayukh Sen

The author discusses his new book on Merle Oberon, the Golden Age of Hollywood starlet whose South Asian heritage was hidden from the industry. 

The Spirit Bride

I had a kind of premonition, even before a word was said, that things were about to shift.

This Is, Maybe, 25 Percent of What Happened: An Interview with Scaachi Koul

The author of Sucker Punch on surrendering to life's cycles, writing about her divorce, and picking the right fights.

A Rage to Live

That so much night could exist within a city entranced me.

Bourdain's Bloodlust

Before he ever thought of becoming a chef, writer or TV host, there was only one thing Anthony Bourdain wanted to do: make comic books. Hazlitt talks with Bourdain about his new graphic novel, Get Jiro, and answers the question, what do food people and comic book nerds have in common? Gore.

Rakoff and Hitchens on Death, with Nothing Afterward

Tackling the end of life in a godless world.

My Musical Heroes Don't Go To the Bathroom

Living legends—even those as distinguished as music producer Joe Boyd—are less cool than ghosts.

Pussy Wagon

This is our first installment of Tabloid Fiction, in which an author chooses from the trashiest, most lurid, or just bizarre stories of the moment and writes a short story inspired by same.