Free to Be
Forty years after its release, the story of “Free to Be… You and Me.”
Arts
What Is Going on in There?
On hypochondria.
Random Roles: Kelly Lynch
The Drugstore Cowboy star candidly discusses the characters who defined her career.
Joan Didion: The Art of Nonfiction No. 1
I can’t ask anything. Once in a while if I’m forced into it I will conduct an interview, but it’s usually pro forma, just to establish my credentials as somebody who’s allowed to hang around for a while. It doesn’t matter to me what people say to me in the interview because I don’t trust it.
Millionaires Clash Over Shadyside Mansion
A strange, ongoing property battle among the richest of Texans.
The Greatest Fake-Art Scam in History?
How a couple made millions on uncanny forgeries.
"The Promise"
On Bruce Springsteen’s song, and growing up in a factory town.
God Wielded the Buzzer
On a biography of David Foster Wallace.
Masquerade
A clue-filled children’s book, a golden hare, and Britain’s greatest treasure hunt.
Down and Out in the Top 10
Grizzly Bear and the surprisingly crappy economics of indie rock stardom.
Factory Girls
On the rise of K-pop.
John Hammond, Jazz Promoter
A profile of the legendary producer at the beginning of his career.
A Fish Story
Trying to fix the Atlantic Ocean’s food chain.
Interview: Nick Offerman
A conversation with Offerman, who plays Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation.
Return to the World as a Thought
The legacy of late hip-hop producer Paul C.
"The Best TV Show That's Ever Been"
An oral history of Cheers.
What Katie Didn't Know
Scientology’s stronghold on Tom Cruise’s dating life.
The Perfect Level of Fame
A day at the mall with the cast of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.
Portrait of the Artist as a Postman
A profile of Kermit Oliver, a reclusive, critically acclaimed artist who designs scarves for Hermès and works nights at the Waco post office.
Neil Young Comes Clean
At 66, Young sobers up.
Pink Slime
Inside the cluttered Los Angeles apartment of lo-fi auteur Ariel Pink.
The New New Girl
A profile of Mindy Kaling.
The Electric Pencil
The story of Edward Deeds, a state mental hospital patient and artistic genius.
The Secret History of Paul Thomas Anderson
The elusive director’s early years.
The Revolutionary Energy of the Outmoded
Retro, apocalypticism, and our “culture of disaster.”
