New Yorker: Out Loud

Gray Matter

Malcolm Gladwell on race and I.Q.

Nick Paumgarten on Eliot Spitzer

Nick Paumgarten on Eliot Spitzer's difficult first year as Governor, ...

Nick Paumgarten on Eliot Spitzer's difficult first year as Governor, and whether he's likely to change.

Michael Specter on retroviruses

Michael Specter talks about ancient, deadly viruses that are being ...

Michael Specter talks about ancient, deadly viruses that are being brought back from extinction, what these retroviruses can teach biologists about how humans evolved, and how they may hold the key to conquering AIDS and other diseases.

Gahan Wilson on comics

Gahan Wilson, who has been contributing cartoons to the magazine ...

Gahan Wilson, who has been contributing cartoons to the magazine for more than three decades, talks with cartoon editor Robert Mankoff about how he got started, the legacy of Charles Addams, and his singular comic point of view.

Jon Lee Anderson on Iraq

Jon Lee Anderson talks about how the troop surge is ...

Jon Lee Anderson talks about how the troop surge is working in the Baghdad suburb of Ghazaliya, and the activities and alliances that have accompanied a reduction in violence.

Jeffrey Toobin on Clarence Thomas

Jeffrey Toobin on the recent memoir by the Supreme Court ...

Jeffrey Toobin on the recent memoir by the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and on his own book "The Nine."

Raffi Khatchadourian on Paul Watson

Raffi Khatchadourian talks about high-seas vigilante Paul Watson and his ...

Raffi Khatchadourian talks about high-seas vigilante Paul Watson and his thirty-year crusade to save the oceans.

Ryan Lizza on Mitt Romney

This week in the magazine, The New Yorkers Washington correspondent, ...

This week in the magazine, The New Yorkers Washington correspondent, Ryan Lizza, writes about the cultures that shaped Mitt Romney and the candidates attempt to cast himself as a conservative. Here, with Blake Eskin, Lizza talks about Romney and the state of his Presidential campaign.

Sasha Frere-Jones on miscegenation in American music

This week in the magazine, The New Yorker's pop-music critic, ...

This week in the magazine, The New Yorker's pop-music critic, Sasha Frere-Jones, writes about how indie-rock bands have strayed from the origins of rock and roll. Here Frere-Jones talks with Matt Dellinger about the loss of miscegenation in American music, with clips of relevant songs.

William Finnegan on Kosovo

This week in the magazine, William Finnegan reports on the ...

This week in the magazine, William Finnegan reports on the push for independence in Kosovo and the upcoming elections there. Here, with Matt Dellinger, Finnegan discusses the recent history of the region and the outlook for an independent Kosovo.