The New Yorker Interview
In-depth conversations with people of note.
How Mads Mikkelsen Generates Sympathy for the Devil
The Danish actor on his new film, “The Promised Land,” the difference between working on indie films and starring in Hollywood franchises, and his love of Buster Keaton.
January 28, 2024
Ava DuVernay Wants to Build a New System
The director behind “Selma” and “When They See Us” on how her latest film, “Origin,” drew inspiration and funding from unlikely sources—and “broke every rule” she’s learned from her years in Hollywood.
January 21, 2024
Dickson Despommier Wants Our Cities to Be Like Forests
A leading proponent of vertical farming discusses how urban areas should adapt to a perilous environmental future.
January 14, 2024
Justin Torres’s Art of Exposure and Concealment
The author, whose novel “Blackouts” won the National Book Award last month, talks about sex in fiction, censorship, and the pleasure of what goes on in the shadows.
December 31, 2023
Danielle Brooks Comes Full Circle
The actor, who played Sofia in the revival of “The Color Purple” musical on Broadway, reprises the role in a new film adaptation of the musical.
December 24, 2023
Talia Ryder Says Yes to Adventure
The twenty-one-year-old actress, who stars in the indie romp “The Sweet East,” on her early years as a child performer, making meaningful art in a man’s world, and why Madonna is her role model.
December 21, 2023
The Chancellor of Berkeley Weighs In
Carol Christ reflects on campus protests, then and now.
December 17, 2023
How Mark Duplass Fights the Sadness
Since childhood, the filmmaker and “Morning Show” actor has dealt with the ups and downs of depression—a struggle he calls “the Woog.” Now he’s sharing what he’s learned.
December 13, 2023
Wim Wenders’s Cinema of Sincerity
The auteur behind “Anselm” and “Perfect Days” on his complicated relationship to his native Germany, a new project he’s been nursing for years, and the beauty of sharing mixtapes.
December 10, 2023
Dolly Parton Salutes Rock and Roll
The singer-songwriter discusses her new album, in which she plants her feet among the ambitious and experimental women in rock music.
December 3, 2023
