The Atlantic
Transcending God
Christopher Hitchens on his beef with religion, his faith in mankind, and his new bestselling book, God Is Not Great.
Containing Multitudes
Andrew Sullivan speaks candidly about why he supports Barack Obama, how he became a blogger, and why he's not afraid to change his mind.
Gilead's Balm
Marilynne Robinson talks about her long-awaited second novel and the holiness of the everyday.
Shakespeare Unleashed
Ron Rosenbaum, author of The Shakespeare Wars, on releasing the "infinite energies" within Shakespeare's words.
A Woman's Place?
Caitlin Flanagan, America's feistiest stay-at-home mom, shares her thoughts on gerbils, gay marriage, and Robert Graves.
Ranting Against Cant
Harold Bloom, a staunch defender of the Western literary tradition, returns to Shakespeare, "the true multicultural author."
Wired for Creationism?
Paul Bloom, the author of "Is God an Accident," on why—ironically—belief in Intelligent Design may be an inherited trait.
Myths and Metaphors
Kazuo Ishiguro on Jane Austen, adapting his work for film, and his
novel Never Let Me Go.
Same Planet, Different Worlds
Gary Shteyngart, author of the novel Absurdistan, discusses American rappers, Azerbaijani kidnappers, and what makes satire serious fiction.
The Perpetual Stranger
Paul Theroux talks about writing and traveling—and the liberation that both provide.
Survival of the Kindest
Olivia Judson, author of "The Selfless Gene," discusses the evolutionary roots of altruism and fellow feeling.
Travels With Condi
David Samuels, author of "Grand Illusions," discusses his travels with Condoleezza Rice and her ambitious efforts to secure peace in the Middle East.
Out of the Darkness
Ada Udechukwu, author of the short story "Night Bus," discusses art, writing, and the politics of her troubled Nigerian homeland.
"Israel Is Our Home"
Gershom Gorenberg elucidates the startling politics of Avigdor Lieberman, a right-wing Israeli politician who has lately taken center stage.
Turn Off, Tune Out, Drop In
Hanna Rosin, the author of "Striking a Pose," discusses yoga's journey from Himalayan mountaintops to the studio down the street.
Beyond Space Invaders
Jonathan Rauch, author of "Sex, Lies, and Video Games," talks about a new generation of innovative and emotionally complex video games.
Stop the Insanity!
Sandra Tsing-Loh describes the elite, utopian island of urban private education—and explains why she opted to steer clear of it.
Common Knowledge
Marshall Poe on the marvels and pitfalls of Wikipedia, the fastest-growing encyclopedia in human history.
Inside the House of Cards
Despite recent riots in Baghdad, Robert Kaplan, the author of "The Coming Normalcy?", credits one U.S. military brigade with restoring order to Iraq's second-largest city.
Terra Incognita
Essayist Rebecca Solnit, the author of A Field Guide to Getting Lost, discusses the art of falling off the map.
Bleak House
Rachel Cusk talks about her new novel, In the Fold, which explores the dark underside of a modern British fiefdom.
“Neither Heroes nor Villains”
Robert Gildea, the author of Marianne in Chains, talks about his efforts to demystify the French experience under Nazi occupation.
Living Under War's Shadow
A conversation with James Carroll, whose new novel, Secret Father, explores the political and emotional divisions of post-war Germany.
The Guilt of the Church
Daniel Goldhagen, the author of A Moral Reckoning, calls upon the Catholic Church to face its legacy of anti-Semitism and its role in the Holocaust.
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Moment Magazine
The Harmony and Dissonance of Daniel Barenboim
The controversial Israeli conductor has no apologies for loving Wagner's music, befriending Edward Said and composing his own version of Middle East peace.
Ghosts, Artists & Kabbalists
In the 16th century, a hilltop in the Galilee attracted some of Judaism's most ethereal mystics. Now Kabbalah has returned to Tsfat, but what a long, strange trip it's been.
Making Good Again
As Holocaust survivors pass on, today's Germans reconstruct the lost world of German Jewry.
Still Kinky After All These Years
Kinky Friedman, the bestselling mystery writer and onetime Texas Jewboy, wants to be Governor of the Lone Star State.
Evolution for the Perplexed
Two authors take up the daunting task of reconciling warring ideologies.
The Photographic Journey of Frederic Brenner
A Parisian photographer captures the lost essence of a disbanded tribe.
The Heresy of Nosson Slifkin
Rabbi Slifkin was a renowned young scholar of science and Torah. Then he received an ominous phone call. An intricate tale of ancient texts and dinosaur bones.
The Chicago Tribune
German Youth Fights Ghosts of the Holocaust
A 20-year-old German befriends a group of elderly Jews and celebrates his first Hanukkah.
The Kindness of Strangers (Lonely Planet travel writing anthology)
Arab Music
An overnight stay in an Arab villiage in Israel brings seduction attempts, childhood innocence, and a rare glimpse at the doorway between two worlds.
New City Magazine
Whatever Happened to Whiskey Gulch?,
East Palo Alto residents watch Silicon Valley step into their low-income community.
Time Out, London
The Theatre of Optical Retail at 20-20
A venture into the high fashion world of London opticians, complete with British spelling and punctuation.
Terrain Magazine
On the Tail of the Sharpshooter
What a hearty insect and deadly vine disease can teach California vineyard owners about the true art of winemaking.
Act I
Film Festival Spotlight: An Interview with the Maker of Mother Teresa
A New York filmmaker travels to Iowa to share her vision of the world's most revered nun.
Consciousness, Literature, and the Arts (literary journal published at the University of Aberystwyth)
Swallowing the Sky: Eugene Ionesco and the Physiology of Happiness
The surprise flashes of joy that shaped a playwright's bleak, existential world.
The Oakland Tribune
Children's Fairyland Gets a Multicultural Facelift
At America's oldest themepark, European storybook rides are complemented by newly enhanced African and Asian influences
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