Category Archives: Profiles

Can Mark Zuckerberg Fix Facebook Before It Breaks Democracy?

September 17, 2018

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Can Mark Zuckerberg Fix Facebook Before It Breaks Democracy?
The most famous entrepreneur of his generation is facing a public reckoning with the power of Big Tech.
by Evan Osnos

Inside California’s War on Trump

March 26, 2018

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Christopher Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet
As the state resists the White House on issues from immigration to climate change, Governor Jerry Brown is determined to avoid a pitched battle.
by Connie Bruck

The Virtuoso

January 1, 2018

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The Virtuoso
Upon receiving a diagnosis of brain cancer, Eric Sun set out to achieve some lifelong musical goals.
by James B. Stewart

Weathering the Storm

July 31, 2017

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Weathering the Storm
After a disastrous few months, London’s first Muslim mayor tries to protect his city’s future.
by Sam Knight

Surviving Solitary

January 16, 2017

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Surviving Solitary
As one of the Angola 3, he was in isolation longer than any other American. Then he came home to face his future.
by Rachel Aviv

Sombre Colors

December 5, 2016

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The Evolution of Pedro Almodóvar
The Spanish director made a name for himself with raunchy, transgressive films. His latest is a tender adaptation of Alice Munro.
by D. T. Max

How the Light Gets In

October 17, 2016

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How the Light Gets In
At eighty-two, the troubadour has another album coming. Like him, it is obsessed with mortality, God-infused, and funny.

by David Remnick

Performance Artist

September 5, 2016

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Performance Artist
Yuja Wang and the Art of Performance

by Janet Malcolm

Justice Delayed

August 22, 2016

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Justice Delayed
In Alabama, Bryan Stevenson is saving inmates from execution and memorializing the darkest episodes of America’s past.

by Jeffrey Toobin

The Scold

February 29, 2016

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The Scold
Mr. Money Mustache’s retirement (sort of) plan.

by Nick Paumgarten