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.

The Rise of the Femoir

How the bare-all confessional gave female comedians a break—and then broke their legs (it’s a metaphor).

How Should a Person House-Sit?

Reading Sheila Heti’s latest novel in Sheila Heti’s apartment. While feeding her rabbit. And wearing her lipstick.

The Importance of Being Andy

Considering Andy Warhol on the 25th anniversary of his death; considering how Hitch considered Warhol in 1996 (when this now out-of-print article was originally published).

Checking in with Calvin Trillin, Part 1

The first in a series of chats with Calvin Trillin, the man who—among many other things—casts the U.S. presidential campaign in iambic pentameter.

Werner Herzog: The Director is Present

Filmmaking at the border of life and death.