Readings

The Only Average Guy

The day before he heard the prognosis, Rob Ford told me, “People hate me. I don't know why."

'There's Not One Story That Defines Any One Place': An Interview with Amber Fares

The director of Speed Sisters, a documentary about female race car drivers in Palestine, on media portrayal of the Arab world, working with an all-female crew, and sports narratives. 

Laughing at the Dead: A Guide

Nancy Reagan, Antonin Scalia, Glenn Frey: Are all celebrity deaths equal and equally hilarious?

Thicker Than Water: A Podcast on Intercultural Adoption

In this co-production with the Ethnic Aisle, our panelists speak about their self-identity, and the bonds of love and blood.

A Journey to the Medical Netherworld

If your child gets sick, hope for something mechanical. Failing that, wish for something commonplace. This is a mother's quest to find her daughter a diagnosis.

'Emotions Are More Important Than Monsters': An Interview with Apichatpong Weerasethakul

The filmmaker behind Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives and Cemetery of Splendour on how film and dreams influence each other, Bangkok's uniformity in American movies, and dinosaurs.

'There's No Mitigation for Killing a Child': An Interview with Fiona Barton

The author of The Widow talks about how her years of crime reporting experience informed her first novel. 

Brave Face

American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson's Marcia Clark episode was a master class in the effect of misogynist aggression in the public sphere.

I'm In Love With That Song: Our Favorites From The Replacements

The Replacements are a really, really great band: Hazlitt contributors investigate. 

'Men Out of Time': An Interview with Bob Mehr

The author of Trouble Boys, a new book about The Replacements, on creation myths, serendipitous reporting and opening on a funeral.