Becoming a Centenarian
In this reflective teaser, writer Calvin Tomkins looks back on life as he approaches his hundredth year. With wit and self-irony, he explores aging, dependence, remarkable longevity, and his decision to keep a journal, not out of duty, but to stay curious, mentally alive, and engaged with the world.
The Puzzle Maestro
For Stephen Sondheim, crafting crosswords and treasure hunts was as fun as writing musicals.
Life and Letters: Mind Over Matter
Oliver Sacks, famed for empathetic case studies, privately struggled with guilt over embellishing patients’ stories. Rachel Aviv reveals how his writing intertwined with his own longing, identity, decades of therapy, and late coming-out. As he aged, greater emotional distance let him portray people more truthfully, deepening his legacy.
The Mischievous Ex-Bankers Behind “Industry”
Konrad Kay and Mickey Down failed as financiers—but they’re making a killing by depicting the profession on HBO.
In the Line of Fire
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem. Elected officials from both parties are struggling to respond.
How the Sports Stadium Went Luxe
Is the race to create ever more lavish spectator offerings in America’s largest entertainment venues changing the fan experience?
One of the Greatest Polar-Bear Hunters Confronts a Vanishing World
In the most remote settlement in Greenland, Hjelmer Hammeken’s life style has gone from something that worked for thousands of years to something that may not outlive him.
Can President Trump’s peace initiative resolve a thirty-year conflict in the Congo?
The President declared a diplomatic triumph. The view from the ground is more complex.
Becoming a Centenarian
In this reflective teaser, writer Calvin Tomkins looks back on life as he approaches his hundredth year. With wit and self-irony, he explores aging, dependence, remarkable longevity, and his decision to keep a journal, not out of duty, but to stay curious, mentally alive, and engaged with the world.
The Puzzle Maestro
For Stephen Sondheim, crafting crosswords and treasure hunts was as fun as writing musicals.
Life and Letters: Mind Over Matter
Oliver Sacks, famed for empathetic case studies, privately struggled with guilt over embellishing patients’ stories. Rachel Aviv reveals how his writing intertwined with his own longing, identity, decades of therapy, and late coming-out. As he aged, greater emotional distance let him portray people more truthfully, deepening his legacy.
The Mischievous Ex-Bankers Behind “Industry”
Konrad Kay and Mickey Down failed as financiers—but they’re making a killing by depicting the profession on HBO.
In the Line of Fire
During the Trump era, political violence has become an increasingly urgent problem. Elected officials from both parties are struggling to respond.
How the Sports Stadium Went Luxe
Is the race to create ever more lavish spectator offerings in America’s largest entertainment venues changing the fan experience?
One of the Greatest Polar-Bear Hunters Confronts a Vanishing World
In the most remote settlement in Greenland, Hjelmer Hammeken’s life style has gone from something that worked for thousands of years to something that may not outlive him.
Can President Trump’s peace initiative resolve a thirty-year conflict in the Congo?
The President declared a diplomatic triumph. The view from the ground is more complex.