New Yorker: Out Loud

Meghan O’Rourke on grief

The cultural history of mourning and grief.

Daniel Mendelsohn on memoirs

Personal confessions, from St. Augustine to James Frey.

Claudia Roth Pierpont on the Arabic novel

Claudia Roth Pierpont on the Arabic novel in translation.

John Cassidy on the Chicago School and the financial crisis

How economists are responding to the financial crisis.

David Denby and Richard Brody on their favorite films of the decade

David Denby and Richard Brody discuss their favorite films of ...

David Denby and Richard Brody discuss their favorite films of the year and the decade.

Fen Montaigne on Adélie penguins

Fen Montaigne discusses the five months he spent working alongside ...

Fen Montaigne discusses the five months he spent working alongside the ecologist Bill Fraser, studying the declining Adélie penguin populations in Antarctica.

John McWhorter on Louis Armstrong

John McWhorter discusses Louis Armstrong's unchanging musical style, the controversy ...

John McWhorter discusses Louis Armstrong's unchanging musical style, the controversy over his public persona, and the underestimation of his genius.

Platon on photographing world leaders

Platon discusses his portfolio of portraits of world leaders.

Ariel Levy on Caster Semenya

Ariel Levy discusses the controversy over Caster Semenya's gender, and ...

Ariel Levy discusses the controversy over Caster Semenya's gender, and the implications of her story for sports and society.

Calvin Trillin on poutine

Calvin Trillin and Blake Eskin visit the New York restaurant ...

Calvin Trillin and Blake Eskin visit the New York restaurant T Poutine to sample and discuss poutine, a Canadian concoction of French fries, gravy, and cheese curds.