The author of the influential novel “How Should a Person Be?” culled decades of material from her own journals to take a radical approach to her new book.

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Not since the Vietnam War has a protest movement reached college campuses with such fury. We look at the reverberations at one school, Harvard University.

Israel, Gaza, and the Turmoil at One American University

Amid threats, Georgia’s secretary of state describes how he convinces Republican voters that elections are fair.

Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger, Who Refused to “Find” Votes for Donald Trump, Prepares for Another Election

The comedian could have retired decades ago, but he continues to hone his craft onstage, and at age seventy he’s directed his first feature film, “Unfrosted.”

Jerry Seinfeld on Making a Life in Comedy (and Also, Pop-Tarts)

The acclaimed actor talks with David Remnick about her new book, and a lifetime of performing Shakespeare.

Judi Dench on Bond and Shakespeare

The evidence implicating social-media apps, the social psychologist says, is not another moral panic over technology. “Actually, this time is different,” he insists. “Here’s why."

Sheila Heti Talks with Parul Sehgal About “Alphabetical Diaries”

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