Remembering Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer
Feiffer, who died Jan. 17, first published his self-titled comic strip in The Village Voice in 1956. Later syndicated, Feiffer went on to run for more than four decades. Originally broadcast in 1982.
'Idiot' Chronicles First Love, Freshman Year And The Early Days Of Email
New Yorker staff writer Elif Batuman's new novel, The Idiot, follows a young woman's first year at Harvard University, and how she finds love through email.
A Front-Line View Of ISIS At War: 'They're Not Backing Down'
New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi was recently embedded with Iraqi troops fighting to liberate western Mosul from ISIS. She reports that the Islamic State looks "more fierce than ever."
Frank Carlberg's Big Band Takes Extended Flights On Familiar Monk Themes
Monk Dreams, Hallucinations and Nightmares, by the Finish-born pianist and composer, is a meditation on Thelonious Monk's "odd but catchy melodies," says jazz critic Kevin Whitehead.
In Many Ways, Author Says, Spanish Civil War Was 'The First Battle Of WWII'
Adam Hochschild says American involvement in the Spanish Civil War resulted in Americans being bombed by Nazis years before the U.S. entered World War II. Originally published March 28, 2018.
'Sense Of An Ending' Lacks The Punch Of The Prize-Winning Novel It's Based On
The film tells the story of an emotionally shut-down man who gradually learns that the events of his past are not as he remembers. David Edelstein says the movie, unlike the book, is a "non-event."
What Is Steve Bannon And Jeff Sessions' Shared Vision For Remaking America?
Journalist Emily Bazelon says the relationship between Bannon and Sessions predates the 2016 campaign, and that their anti-immigration policies come from fears of a growing minority population.
Remembering Dutch Jazz Pianist And Composer Misha Mengelberg
Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead remembers Mengelberg, who died Friday, as a "musical anarchist" who taught classical counterpoint and wrote dozens of catchy melodies.