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‘I Try Not to Have a Schedule’: Talking Writing with William Vollmann
Renowned for the size of his books as the magnitude of his subjects, the author is ready to take on waste and climate change.
Who Does She Think She Is?
The internet does not hate women. People hate women, and the internet allows them to do it faster, harder, and with impunity.
Borges and $: The Parable of the Literary Master and the Coin
Thirty years ago, the world lost a great literary mind—the Argentine writer and poet Jorge Luis Borges. Today, Elizabeth Hyde Stevens revisits the financial conditions that produced this life of pure literature, finding unexpected hope in the darkest period of Borges’ forgotten past.
The Handgun and the Haunted Range
Justin Quarry hunted for himself, and a connection to his late father, with the unlikely inheritance of a firearm.
Elizabeth Gilbert on Putting Her Privilege to Work
Discussing how privilege factors into Gilbert’s story and success.
The Mysterious Metamorphosis of Chuck Close
Not just a fascinating profile of the legendary artist—undergoing major life changes at 76—but also a lovely tribute to late-stage creativity and a glimpse of how Hilton navigated what he should and shouldn’t disclose about Close’s illnesses and relationships.
“IPAs Are Like Fragile Butterflies”: A Conversation with Beer Writer Josh Bernstein
IPAs currently dominate the craft beer industry in America—and they are poised to take over the world.
Full Disclosure: A Reading List About Confessions
In these six stories, a drunk driver confesses via viral video, an ex-Catholic returns to confession, a high-school cheater reveals her indiscretions, and more.
Late in Life, Thoreau Became a Serious Darwinist
But he died before he could finish his book on natural history. As Emerson put it, Thoreau “depart[ed] out of Nature before… he has been really shown to his peers for what he is.”
