Cinema of Wayward Souls
The director Lee Chang-dong excavates the traumas of contemporary Korean history in starkly personal terms, E. Tammy Kim writes.
Profiles
admin How Paweł Pawlikowski Learned to Film Europe’s Fractures
Anthony Lane profiles the Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski, who won an Oscar for his film “Ida” and who now returns…
What Barbara Kingsolver Believes the Novel Can Do
Casey Cep profiles the author of “Demon Copperhead” and “The Poisonwood Bible,” whose new book, “Partita,” asks what art can…
Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy
Jared Kushner represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth, Dexter…
How Hermès Unharnessed Fashion
Under the stewardship of Nadège Vanhée, the artistic director of women’s wear, a house known for craftsmanship is exploring the…
Road Warrior
Jane Kramer writes about the writer and activist Gloria Steinem, whose book “My Life on the Road” comes out in…
Wendell Berry’s Advice for a Cataclysmic Age
Sixty years after renouncing modernity, the writer is still contemplating a better way forward, Dorothy Wickenden writes.
How Far Will the Trump Administration Go to Deport Mahmoud Khalil?
Khalil protested Israel as a student at Columbia. Now he’s on the verge of being kicked out of the country.…
The Delusions of John Roberts
John Roberts insists that his Supreme Court isn’t biased even as it keeps making dramatic leaps rightward. Margaret Talbot on…
Johnny Knoxville, America’s God of Mischief
Johnny Knoxville, the star of “Jackass,” has spent decades risking his life for our entertainment. In his latest film, “Jackess:…