Dept. of Influences
The Roots of the Tony-Winning “Stereophonic”
by Michael Schulman
Ken Caillat, who was an engineer on the Fleetwood Mac album “Rumours,” went to see David Adjmi’s hit play and was surprised by the similarities with his own memoir.
Russia’s Espionage War in the Arctic
by Ben Taub
For years, Russia has been using the Norwegian town of Kirkenes, which borders its nuclear stronghold, as a laboratory, testing intelligence operations there before replicating them across Europe.
Ina Garten and the Age of Abundance
by Molly Fischer
The Barefoot Contessa looks back at a career built on fantasies of comfort and plenty.
The Death of School 10
by Alec MacGillis
How declining enrollment is threatening the future of American public education.
Are Bookstores Just a Waste of Space?
by Louis Menand
In the online era, brick-and-mortar book retailers have been forced to redefine themselves.
Up in the Air
Philippe Petit Thinks You Should Look Up
by Bob Morris
The high-wire artist, famous for his Twin Towers walk, joins the tourists at Edge before an upcoming tightrope walk inside the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Annals of Crime
Did the U.K.’s Most Infamous Family Massacre End in a Wrongful Conviction?
by Heidi Blake
For decades, questions have circled the Whitehouse Farm murders. The British justice system has made it extraordinarily difficult to get definitive answers.
Dept. of Close Calls
Ear Injuries Through History
by Zach Helfand
When a bullet wounded Donald Trump’s ear at a recent rally, the former President joined a long list of historical and literary precedents, from Evander Holyfield to Hamlet’s father.
Paradise Bronx
by Ian Frazier
From the time of the Revolutionary War to the fires of the nineteen-seventies, the history of the borough has always been shaped by its in-between-ness.
Norman Maclean Didn’t Publish Much. What He Did Contains Everything
by Kathryn Schulz
You could read his literary output in a single day, yet it includes almost all there is to know about what the English language can do.