The Defiance of Salman Rushdie
by David Remnick

After a near-fatal stabbing—and decades of threats—the novelist speaks about writing as a death-defying act.

Emma Thompson’s Third Act
by John Lahr

The actress and screenwriter takes on a musical.

Wendell Berry’s Advice for a Cataclysmic Age
by Dorothy Wickenden

Sixty years after renouncing modernity, the writer is still contemplating a better way forward.

How Caetano Veloso Revolutionized Brazil’s Sound and Spirit
by Jonathan Blitzer

The musician’s political persecution pushed him into a career he was never sure he wanted.

Alison Roman Just Can’t Help Herself
by Lauren Collins

A food-world star’s method and mess.

Paul McCartney Doesn’t Really Want to Stop the Show
by David Remnick

Half a century after the Beatles broke up, he’s still correcting the record—and making new ones.

The Epic Style of Kerry James Marshall
by Calvin Tomkins

The artist, a virtuoso of landscape, portraiture, still-life, history painting, and other genres of the Western canon since the Renaissance, can do anything.

The Formidable Charm of Omar Sy
by Lauren Collins

How the star of “Lupin” pulled off his greatest confidence trick.

How El Anatsui Broke the Seal on Contemporary Art
by Julian Lucas

His runaway success began with castaway junk: a bag of bottle caps along the road. Now the Ghanaian sculptor is redefining Africa’s place in the global art scene.

Profiles
Igor Levit Is Like No Other Pianist
He’s a political activist. His repertory is vast. And, during Germany’s shutdown, he streamed more than fifty performances from home. It’s made him question what a concert can be.
by Alex Ross