Her newest, “A House of Dynamite,” about a nuclear missile headed to the U.S., takes up themes of power and violence that have long interested her.
Category: Content Type: Personal Profile
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For Devon Sawa, the ’90s Never Went Away
Devon Sawa made millennial girls swoon in “Casper” and “Now and Then.” Thirty years later, he says he’s made peace with his heartthrob era.
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Marcus Allen Turned His High School Closet Into a Vintage Shopping Mecca
Marcus Allen never threw away the Abercrombie and Gap wardrobe of his teenage years. Now, those clothes are more in demand than ever.
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The Tech Right Gets Its Own Phyllis Schlafly
Katherine Boyle, an influential venture capitalist who is a friend of the vice president, thinks the country’s path forward involves cultural conservatism and more weapons production.
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A Popular Afghan Singer Challenges the Taliban With Song
After living for decades in exile, chased by war and religious bans, Naghma persists in singing to her people.
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Brandi Carlile Climbed Music’s Peak. Then She Had to Start Over.
After a whirlwind six years of working with icons and curating her own festival, the singer and songwriter was alone with her work, in search of a fresh spark.
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How Prison Inspired Jafar Panahi to Double Down on Filming Illegally
During filming, the authorities discovered “It Was Just an Accident.” But a French producer had been engaged to finish this ultimate winner of the top prize at Cannes.
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Sudan Archives’ Music Comes From Her Own Universe. All Are Welcome.
On her new album, “The BPM,” the songwriter, fiddler and rapper pumps up the beat and crafts a timely narrative about humans and machines.
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D’Angelo: 14 Essential Songs
The soul singer, songwriter and producer, who died on Tuesday at 51, released three studio albums of meticulously constructed, vocally ambitious, genre-crossing music.
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Woody Allen Remembers the ‘Magical’ Diane Keaton
“I made movies for an audience of one, Diane Keaton,” Allen wrote in a remembrance that reflected on the breadth of their relationship.