Normally I talked to God without thinking. But a terrible phone call brought new intention.
Category: Writing and Writers
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A Novelist Finds Unsettling Echoes in a Nazi-Era Filmmaker’s Compromises
Daniel Kehlmann wrote “The Director” only to realize how loudly the moral quandaries faced by G.W. Pabst would resonate today.
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The Church of the Open Road
The writer Colum McCann biked across America, searching for a God.
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The Best Artist Residencies to Escape and Focus on Creating
Yaddo may not be in the cards, but from a chateau near Paris to a California desert cabin, here are programs that foster writing, music and artistic talent and can be booked for days or weeks.
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How Impermanence Became Central to Japanese Thought
Transience has come to inform so much of Japan’s culture — even its sense of self.
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Francis Davis, Sharp-Eared Jazz Critic and Husband of Terry Gross, Dies at 78
He wrote prolifically about various aspects of the arts and popular culture. But he kept his focus on jazz, celebrating its past while worrying about its future.
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Overlooked No More: Ethel Lina White, Master of Suspense Who Inspired Hitchcock
A powerhouse of the genre, she published around 100 short stories and 17 novels, one of which was adapted into the acclaimed film “The Lady Vanishes.”
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The Treats That Bernadette Peters, Delia Ephron and Marcus Samuelsson Swear By
Bernadette Peters, Dichen Lachman, Delia Ephron and more share their tiny joys for tough days.
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Bob McManus, Blunt Editorial Voice of New York Post, Dies at 81
As the editor of the tabloid’s editorial page and as a columnist, he skewered those he considered phonies and symbols of failed progressivism.
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‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Let Yourself Rage With Poet Laureate Ada Limón
Limón has been on a mission to help Americans experience the full range of human emotion.
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‘Modern Love’ Podcast: Let Yourself Rage With Ada Limón
Limón has been on a mission to help Americans experience the full range of human emotion.
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Jesse Kornbluth, Magazine Writer Who Covered Everything, Dies at 79
He reported on the highs and lows of culture in the pages of Vanity Fair and elsewhere. He also wrote seven books of nonfiction and two novels.