Jerald Walker shares the advice that changed his writing career. Kevin Whitehead reviews Ron Miles' Rainbow Sign. Apollo's Arrow author Nicholas Christakis says lies are "intrinsic" to the pandemic.
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Jerald Walker talks about growing up on Chicago's South Side, raising his two sons in a predominantly white suburb and preventing his essays from turning into clichés about the Black experience.
Three new songs from established acts speak to the times: "Ghosts," by Bruce Springsteen; "Can't Put It in the Hands of Fate," by Stevie Wonder; and "Didn't Want to Be This Lonely," by The Pretenders.
Journalist Mike Giglio talks about the Oath Keepers, a pro-Trump militia group. Ken Tucker highlights three new songs from veteran acts. Samuelsson celebrates Black excellence in the culinary world.
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Alam discusses his new novel, Leave the World Behind. John Powers reviews a reissue of Prince's Sign O' the Times. Craig Foster's new documentary chronicles his unlikely friendship with an octopus.
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Married Broadway stars Danny Burstein and Rebecca Luker both contracted COVID in the spring. John Powers reviews David Byrne's American Utopia. Chana Joffe-Walt talks about her new Serial podcast.
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Hawke plays 19th-century abolitionist John Brown in Showtime's The Good Lord Bird. Justin Chang reviews The Forty-Year-Old Version. Kravitz looks back on his early years in the memoir Let Love Rule.
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Atlantic writer Barton Gellman says the 2020 election could trigger a constitutional crisis. Ken Tucker reviews Artemis' self-titled album. Kirsten Johnson confronts her dad's mortality in a new film.
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Nézet-Séguin says Verdi's Requiem helps him feel connected during the pandemic. Ken Tucker reviews Mickey Guyton's EP Bridges. Dan Alexander examines the president's sprawling business interests.
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In If Then, historian Jill Lepore tells the story of the Simulmatics Corporation. David Bianculli reviews the TV series Ratched. Akhtar chronicles the immigrant experience in Homeland Elegies.
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Gyasi talks about her latest novel, Transcendent Kingdom. Maureen Corrigan reviews Lisa Donovan's memoir. Former FBI agent Ali Soufan opposed the CIA's use of torture following the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Jones discusses her journey from theater to Succession. David Bianculli reviews Women Make Film. Author Scott Anderson chronicles the early years of America's spy agency in The Quiet Americans.
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Cord Jefferson examines American racism on HBO's Watchmen. Critic Kevin Whitehead remembers Charlie Parker, born 100 years ago. Jean Guerrero writes about Trump advisor Stephen Miller in Hatemonger.
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Hiaasen skewers Palm Beach and Florida life in the new novel, Squeeze Me. Justin Chang reviews Tesla. Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau focus on the U.S. immigration system in a new documentary.
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Prince-Bythewood talks about her new action film, The Old Guard. Justin Chang review Boys State. Author Peniel Joseph says Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X were each other's "alter ego."
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"Female characters are not [usually] the center of the story," filmmaker Gina Prince-Bythewood says. Her new movie follows a diverse group of world-weary warriors who've been alive for centuries.
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Isabel Wilkerson says the U.S. caste system that limits African Americans. Maureen Corrigan reviews a ghost story and a souped-up crime novel. Margaret Sullivan discusses the collapse of local news.
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Trethewey revisits her mother's murder in a new memoir. Kevin Whitehead reviews a newly unearthed album from drummer Art Blakey. Comic Mike Birbiglia and poet Jen Stein share parenting truths.
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I May Destroy You let Coel explore dangerous areas in a safe place. John Powers reviews Zadie Smith's Intimations. Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries talks about faith and justice.
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SNL's Colin Jost acknowledges that his clean-cut image can rubs people the wrong way. Justin Chang reviews the romantic comedy Palm Springs. Actor Matthew Rhys talks about playing Perry Mason.
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