Category: Content Type: Personal Profile

TV on the Radio, Brooklyn Rock Veterans, Return to the Stage

The acclaimed band, which emerged during the 2000s indie boom, is performing a series of live shows commemorating the 20th anniversary of its debut album.
Kate Raworth Looked Beyond G.D.P. to Create ‘Doughnut Economics’

With “Doughnut Economics,” Kate Raworth looks instead at planetary well-being.
Margrethe Vestager, the World’s Top Tech Cop, Is Making Her Exit

Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s antitrust regulator, who put technology’s harms on the global agenda, reflected on a decade of taking on the biggest companies and what comes next.
Book Review: ‘American Bulk: Essays on Excess,’ by Emily Mester

In an eye-opening collection, Emily Mester considers why she, and we, seek satisfaction by obsessively choosing, buying and rating the objects we desire.
Lucy Liu Thinks It’s Important to Make a Mess Sometimes

“That’s how creative things happen,” said the actress, one of the stars of the holiday film “Red One.”
Jon M. Chu Waited 20 Years for the Chance to Direct ‘Wicked’

He never doubted it would work as a movie. He just hoped he would be the one to film it: “I have my own experiences with being green.”
A Stroke Paralyzed Jesse Malin. Next Month, He’ll Stand Onstage Again.

The New York rock stalwart suffered a rare spinal stroke at a dinner party last year. His journey back to music has been filled with painful challenges and hope.
In Her New Book, Maira Kalman Reckons with Remorse and Joy

In a collection of mini essays, poems and painted vignettes, the artist and writer reckons with remorse and joy.
Francesca D’Uva Works It All Out Onstage

With a solo show about grief and life, the comedian and composer brings her experimental musical comedy to an Off Broadway audience.
The Singer Whose Work Feels Like Prayer

On her new LP, “Daughter of a Temple,” Ganavya is the central vocalist, composer and community builder for 30 artists who constitute a who’s who in jazz and experimental music.
The Reintroduction of Daniel Craig

His vulnerable performance in “Queer” may surprise fans of the former Bond star, but it’s a return to the sexually daring films he used to make.
Jesse Ed Davis Was Rock Heroes’ Secret Weapon. And a Mystery.

The Native American guitarist graced records by Bob Dylan and John Lennon, but fell to addiction in 1988. A new book and exhibit are telling his story.